Florida Atlantic Owls vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 4/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023

Location: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Florida Atlantic (+2)

NRG Stadium is the location where the San Diego State Aztecs (31-6) will take on the Florida Atlantic Owls (35-3) on Saturday. San Diego State is 2-point favorites. The total is set at 131.5.

The Florida Atlantic Owls played Kansas State and notched a win by a score of 79-76 in their last contest. Florida Atlantic ended the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 of 54) and converted 9 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Owls converted 18 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 17 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to defending, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to go 46.6% from the floor on 27 out of 58 shooting. Kansas State recorded 14 assists and had 13 steals in this game. Furthermore, Kansas State pulled down 16 rebounds (3 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kansas State ended up going 66.7% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of 18 shots. They also made 10 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 18 and Kansas State accounted for 21 personal fouls.

Alijah Martin is someone who was important for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 29 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He was able to score 17 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 35-3 on the season. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Florida Atlantic is collecting 39.1 boards per game and is sitting with 556 dimes for the campaign, which is 21st in the country in terms of passing. The Owls are shooting 36.5% on 3-pointers (366 of 1002) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.0 points per game (37th in D-1) while going 46.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.8% from 3-point land and they are 45th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (65.1). The Owls are giving up a FG percentage of 40.2% (898 of 2,233) and they surrender 32.9 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 9th in D-1 in giving up assists with 313 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the San Diego State Aztecs went home victorious with a score of 57-56 against Creighton. When discussing cleaning the glass, San Diego State permitted Creighton to snag 32 overall (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 11.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 2 out of 17 and finished the contest at 10 of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). The Aztecs permitted Creighton to make 22 out of 55 attempts from the field which left them shooting 40.0% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Aztecs shot 25 out of 66 from the floor which had them shooting 37.9%. With respect to 3-point attempts, San Diego State knocked down 3 of their 13 attempts (23.1%). They were able to bury 4 of them for a clip of 66.7%. Creighton was called for 11 fouls for this contest which took the Aztecs to the free throw line for a total of 6 attempts. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 1 steal in this game. The Aztecs snagged 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the contest.

Lamont Butler ended up being a major contributor for the Aztecs for the game. He buried 8 of 11 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and earned 2 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 29 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

San Diego State has a win-loss record of 31-6 on the campaign. As an offense, the Aztecs are connecting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 210th in the nation. San Diego State has accumulated 2,644 pts for the year (71.5 per contest) and they collect 36.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.2 times per contest (165th in the country) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. The Aztecs commit 16.1 fouls per game and they go 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Aztecs on the defensive side of the court are 25th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 62.9. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (38th in Division 1). The San Diego State defense allows 27.9% on shots from distance (228 of 818) and their opposition makes 74.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 10.6 assists and 31.9 total rebounds per game, which is 31st and 55th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic (+2)

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