Florida Atlantic Owls vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 3/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Super Pit is where the North Texas Mean Green (16-12) will play the Florida Atlantic Owls (22-7) on Wednesday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls took the court against Tulane and walked away with a win by a score of 79-73 in their last contest. Florida Atlantic ended the game with a 46.4% FG percentage (26 out of 56) and buried 7 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Owls buried 20 of their 28 shots for a rate of 71.4%. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 40 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to the defense, Florida Atlantic allowed 43.1% from the field on 28 out of 65 shooting. Tulane dished out 7 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In addition, Tulane snagged 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tulane went 58.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 24 attempts. They knocked down 3 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Owls ended up with 20 while Tulane racked up 20 personal fouls.

Vladislav Goldin is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He racked up 21 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He played 27 mins played and totaled 12 rebounds. He ended up going 69.2% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Florida Atlantic comes into this contest with a record of 22-7 for the season. They average 82.8 points per outing (15th in the nation) while shooting 47.8% from the field. The Owls are shooting 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (255 of 711) and 71.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida Atlantic is collecting 38.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 445 assists this season, which ranks 79th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.1 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Owls are able to force 11.9 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They currently rank 14th in college basketball in allowing assists with 298 surrendered on the year. The Owls defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (777 of 1,787) and they concede 34.5 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 32.2% from beyond the arc while they are 212th in college basketball in points per game allowed (72.9).

The last time they took the court, the North Texas Mean Green got the victory with a final of 84-69 against East Carolina. The Mean Green earned 16 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this game. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. East Carolina committed 15 fouls for the contest which got the Mean Green to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of those for a percentage of 86.7%. In relation to 3-point attempts, North Texas made 13 of 28 attempts (46.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mean Green ended up going 29 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. The Mean Green allowed East Carolina to knock down 25 of 47 attempts from the field which had them shooting 53.2% for this contest. They finished shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 6 of 16 and finished the game at 13 out of 22 at the free throw line (59.1%). Concerning how they rebounded, North Texas allowed East Carolina to grab 19 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Jason Edwards ended up being a factor for the Mean Green in this matchup. He earned 18 points in his 32 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 6 of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and had 1 rebound.

North Texas has a mark of 16-12 for the season. The Mean Green have committed 17.0 fouls every game and they go 73.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 10.9 times per contest (334th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest. North Texas has earned 1,912 pts this year (68.3 per game) and they collect 35.1 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Mean Green are shooting 43.3% from the floor, which ranks 268th in the country.

The North Texas defense allows 31.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (168 of 532) and opponents are knocking down 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 9.4 dimes and 32.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 4th and 48th in college hoops. The Mean Green are ranked 7th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 62.0. They have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (21st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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