Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: FAU Arena in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (13-10) are hitting the road to FAU Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Florida Atlantic Owls (22-2).

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs faced off with Rice and earned the victory with a final of 80-72 in their last game. Louisiana Tech ended the game with a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 of 58) and converted 12 out of their 26 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 14 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 26 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists for this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to defense, Louisiana Tech allowed 46.4% from the field on 26 of 56 shooting. Rice doled out 13 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Rice grabbed 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Rice finished the game shooting 78.6% at the free throw line by converting 11 of 14 shots. They also made 9 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 14 and Rice had 14 personal fouls.

Cobe Williams is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. He shot 50.0% from the floor and totaled 8 dimes. He played for 34 mins played and also grabbed 4 boards. He finished with 20 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Louisiana Tech will enter this game with a mark of 13-10 so far this year. They have an average of 74.6 points per contest (118th in the country) while connecting on 45.5% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (205 of 579) and 73.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Louisiana Tech is pulling down 34.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 313 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 198th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a team they commit 17.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They surrender 36.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 154th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.6). The Bulldogs defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (532 of 1,238) and they concede 32.9 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 257th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 332 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Florida Atlantic Owls got the win with a final of 67-52 when they played Charlotte. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Florida Atlantic allowed Charlotte to get 20 overall (3 offensive). They shot 31.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 9 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Owls allowed Charlotte to make 18 out of 46 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 39.1% for the contest. Overall, the Owls went 26 out of 47 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.3%. In regard to 3-point shots, Florida Atlantic knocked down 9 out of their 20 tries (45.0%). They were able to make 6 of those for a rate of 75.0%. Charlotte committed 15 fouls for the game which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, but weren't able to put a steal in the stat sheet. The Owls were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game.

Vladislav Goldin pitched in for the Owls for the matchup. He made 6 of 7 in this contest for a field goal rate of 85.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in the game.

Florida Atlantic has a mark of 22-2 for the season. As an offense, the Owls are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 68th in the nation. Florida Atlantic has earned 1,848 points this season (77.0 per contest) and they pull down 38.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 15.0 times per game (67th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. The Owls are committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Owls are ranked 40th in the country in points allowed per contest with 64.0. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (33rd in college basketball). The Florida Atlantic defense allows 32.8% on shots from distance (151 of 460) and opponents are converting on 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 8.3 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per game, which is 4th and 104th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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