Florida Atlantic Owls vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 3/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Florida Atlantic (+6)

The Tennessee Volunteers (25-10) will try to beat the Florida Atlantic Owls (33-3) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Florida Atlantic opens as 6-point dogs. The total is set at 133.

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Fairleigh Dickinson and walked away with a win by a score of 78-70 in their last contest. Florida Atlantic wrapped up the game with a 40.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 71) and made 9 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Owls buried 11 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 61.1%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 43 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 18 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing defense, Florida Atlantic let their opponent shoot 38.0% from the field on 27 of 71 shooting. Fairleigh Dickinson doled out 12 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In addition, Fairleigh Dickinson pulled down 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Fairleigh Dickinson finished the game at 70.0% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 10 attempts. They made 9 out of their 31 shots from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 12 while Fairleigh Dickinson had 15 personal fouls.

Johnell Davis is a guy who came through in this contest. He accounted for 29 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and pulled down 12 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field and earned 5 assists.

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Florida Atlantic comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 33-3 for the season. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is snagging 38.9 boards per contest and has 527 assists so far this year, which is 36th in the country in terms of passing. The Owls are hitting 36.7% on shots from distance (349 of 952) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.4 pts per contest (32nd in college basketball) on 46.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Owls are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 44th in D-1 in opponents points per game (65.1). The Owls are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.2% (850 of 2,112) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 4th in college hoops in giving up assists with 287 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers walked away with a victory by a final of 65-52 against Duke. The Volunteers corralled 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this contest. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. Duke earned 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Volunteers to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Tennessee buried 9 of their 21 tries (42.9%). When all was said and done, the Volunteers went 23 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Volunteers permitted Duke to make 21 out of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% for this contest. They shot 27.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 22 and finished the contest at 4 of 7 from the free throw line (57.1%). When discussing rebounds, Tennessee allowed Duke to grab 25 overall (3 on the offensive glass).

Olivier Nkamhoua ended up having an impact for the Volunteers for this contest. He converted 10 out of 13 for the contest for a rate of 76.9%, and added 5 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 22 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 25-10 for the season. As an offense, the Volunteers are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which is 238th in college basketball. Tennessee has totaled 2,492 points so far this season (71.2 per contest) and they collect 38.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per contest (8th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. The Volunteers are committing 16.5 personal fouls per game and they go 71.0% from the free throw line.

The Tennessee defense concedes 26.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (202 of 765) and opponents are knocking down 71.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 9.8 assists and 31.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 11th and 44th in the nation. The Volunteers are ranked 3rd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 57.8. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.2% from the field (3rd in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic (+6)

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