Florida Atlantic Owls vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: FS1

The Florida Atlantic Owls (7-5) are headed to Breslin Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Michigan State Spartans (9-2).

The Florida Atlantic Owls took the court against Texas State and walked away with a win by a score of 89-80 in their last contest. Florida Atlantic walked away from the game having earned a 52.5% field goal percentage (31 out of 59) and converted 7 of their 17 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Owls made 20 of 29 shots for a percentage of 69.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 24 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 23 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to defense, Florida Atlantic allowed their opponent to shoot 51.8% from the field on 29 out of 56 shooting. Texas State doled out 15 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Additionally, Texas State totaled 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas State ended up shooting 86.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 15 attempts. They also converted 9 of 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 15 and Texas State finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Tre Carroll is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He was able to score 18 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He played 18 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 77.8% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Florida Atlantic heads into this game with a record of 7-5 for the season. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.7 fouls every game. As a team, Florida Atlantic is pulling down 36.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 213 assists on the season, which ranks 10th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Owls are connecting on 37.3% on three-point attempts (120 of 322) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 86.1 pts per contest (18th in college hoops) while connecting on 47.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are surrendering 39.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 307th in D-1 in opponents PPG (76.8). The Owls defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.5% (318 of 731) and they concede 36.4 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 304th in college in allowing assists with 174 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Michigan State Spartans walked away with a victory by a final of 77-58 when they played Oakland. With respect to rebounds, Michigan State permitted Oakland to pull down 29 overall (15 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 35.5% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 31 and finished the contest at 9 of 17 at the free throw line (52.9%). The Spartans permitted Oakland to knock down 19 out of 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.2% for the contest. Overall, the Spartans ended up going 26 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Michigan State converted 6 out of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 82.6%. Oakland had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. The Spartans corralled 29 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the contest.

Xavier Booker ended up having an impact for the Spartans for the matchup. He recorded 18 points in his 17 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 5 out of 9 for the game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Michigan State has a win-loss mark of 9-2 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Spartans are connecting on 47.7% from the floor, which is ranked 72nd in the country. Michigan State has totaled 900 pts on the campaign (81.8 per contest) and they average 41.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 17.8 times per game (21st in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Spartans are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls every game and they go 80.6% from the charity stripe.

The Michigan State defense allows 31.0% on 3-pointers (83 of 268) and their opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their foul shots. They concede 13.1 assists and 29.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 193rd and 16th in D-1. The Spartans on defense are ranked 88th in the country in PPG given up with 67.4. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the field (64th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan State

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