Florida Atlantic Owls vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs UTEP Miners

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX

TV: fuboTV

Don Haskins Center is the site where the UTEP Miners (10-8) will take on the Florida Atlantic Owls (17-1) on Saturday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Western Kentucky and took home the win by a score of 76-62 in their last game. Florida Atlantic wrapped up the game with a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 53) and converted 11 out of their 28 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Owls converted 19 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 73.1%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 13 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about the defense, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the field on 22 out of 54 shooting. Western Kentucky doled out 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. In addition, Western Kentucky grabbed 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Western Kentucky finished the game at 69.2% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 13 attempts. They knocked down 9 out of their 22 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Owls ended up with 15 and Western Kentucky totaled 16 fouls.

Nick Boyd is someone who was a factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and earned 4 dimes. He played for 30 mins and grabbed 4 boards. He scored 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic will play this contest with a record of 17-1 for the year. They are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Florida Atlantic is grabbing 39.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 278 assists this year, which has them ranked 74th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Owls are hitting 37.9% from downtown (178 of 470) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.7 points per contest (56th in the country) while shooting 47.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Owls are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 42nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (63.6). The Owls are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.8% (420 of 1,030) and they concede 31.8 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 6th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 156 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the UTEP Miners got the victory with a final of 60-58 when they played Charlotte. In regard to rebounding, UTEP allowed Charlotte to get 28 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They went 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 16 and ended up going 8 of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Miners permitted Charlotte to convert 22 of 46 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.8% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Miners finished shooting 24 for 49 from the field which had them at 49.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, UTEP made 6 of 13 attempts (46.2%). They were able to knock down 6 of them for a percentage of 46.2%. Charlotte committed 16 fouls for this game which took the Miners to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Miners recorded 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this game.

Tae Hardy ended up being a major contributor for the Miners for the game. He scored 19 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 8 of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

UTEP has a win-loss mark of 10-8 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Miners are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks them 130th in D-1. UTEP has scored 1,253 pts on the year (69.6 per contest) and they collect 35.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.1 times per game (206th in the country) and they turn it over 15.8 times per contest. The Miners commit 17.9 fouls per game and they go 59.9% from the free throw line.

The Miners on defense are ranked 110th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 66.6. They are forcing 17.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (123rd in college basketball). The UTEP defense gives up 30.5% from downtown (115 of 377) and their opponents are making 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 10.4 assists and 34.0 boards per contest, which ranks 32nd and 168th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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