Florida Atlantic Owls vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 2/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN

The Florida Atlantic Owls (21-6) are traveling to FedExForum on Sunday where they will go up against the Memphis Tigers (19-8).

The Florida Atlantic Owls played SMU and earned the victory with a final of 80-70 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 17 while SMU recorded 18 personal fouls. They made 6 of their 22 attempts from three-point range. SMU shot 69.6% at the free throw line by converting 16 of their 23 tries. In addition, SMU collected 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. SMU recorded 5 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Concerning defending, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the field on 24 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for the contest while creating 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Owls made 13 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 68.4%. Florida Atlantic wrapped up the game having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 66) and converted 7 out of their 23 shots from distance.

Vladislav Goldin is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up with 21 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played 28 mins played and snagged 5 boards. He shot 60.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Florida Atlantic heads into this game with a record of 21-6 on the year. They currently have an average of 83.3 points per game (17th in college basketball) while connecting on 48.0% from the floor. The Owls are connecting on 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (241 of 661) and 71.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida Atlantic is grabbing 38.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 417 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 57th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.9 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Owls are forcing 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 280 surrendered on the season. The Owls are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (718 of 1,650) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from downtown while they are 207th in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.7).

In their last game, the Memphis Tigers got the win with a final of 76-52 against Charlotte. The Tigers corralled 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. Charlotte earned 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 64.0%. With regard to shooting from distance, Memphis knocked down 8 of 23 tries (34.8%). When all was said and done, the Tigers shot 26 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Tigers allowed Charlotte to convert 20 out of their 46 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 28.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 11 from the free throw line (54.5%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Memphis allowed Charlotte to snag 19 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Jahvon Quinerly pitched in for the Tigers for this game. He totaled 17 points in his 30 minutes on the court and added 6 dimes for this game. He made 6 out of 12 in the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and added 2 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 19-8 so far this season. The Tigers have committed 17.6 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.5 times per game (152nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. Memphis has tallied 2,161 points for the season (80.0 per contest) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which ranks 110th in D-1.

The Tigers are ranked 288th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 75.6. They are forcing 13.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (116th in college basketball). The Memphis defense surrenders 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (252 of 722) and their opposition makes 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.8 dimes and 36.1 total boards per game, which is 268th and 259th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Memphis and under the total points

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