Florida Atlantic Owls vs Rice Owls Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Rice Owls

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

Tudor Fieldhouse is the site where the Rice Owls (7-11) will go up against the Florida Atlantic Owls (15-4) on Wednesday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced UTSA and notched a win by a score of 112-103 in their last contest. Florida Atlantic walked away from the game having earned a 52.1% field goal percentage (38 of 73) and converted 17 of their 35 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Owls buried 19 of 29 attempts for a rate of 65.5%. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 assists in the matchup while creating 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to shoot 49.3% from the field on 33 of 67 shooting. UTSA earned 18 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Moreover, UTSA pulled down 37 boards (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UTSA finished the game shooting 78.1% from the charity stripe by making 25 of 32 attempts. They also buried 12 of 27 attempts from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Owls left the arena with 25 and UTSA accumulated 26 fouls.

Johnell Davis is a player who played a role for the contest. He finished the game at 57.9% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He left the arena with 34 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic steps onto the court with a record of 15-4 so far this season. They are averaging 84.1 points per game (19th in college hoops) while going 49.1% from the floor. The Owls are shooting 37.0% on shots from distance (172 of 465) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Florida Atlantic is snagging 37.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 294 assists this season, which is 55th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.1 times per game and as a group they commit 16.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 47th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 203 conceded for the year. The Owls are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.8% (509 of 1,161) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.5% from beyond the arc and they are 228th in the country in PPG from their opponents (73.0).

When they last played, the Rice Owls went home victorious with a score of 69-66 against Temple. In regard to how they rebounded, Rice allowed Temple to grab 28 in total (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 31.0% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 29 and finished the game at 7 out of 14 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Owls allowed Temple to make 25 of 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Owls shot 22 out of 54 from the floor which had them at 40.7%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Rice converted 9 out of their 26 attempts (34.6%). They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a rate of 69.6%. Temple was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Owls to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 2 steals in this game. The Owls collected 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this contest.

Mekhi Mason pitched in for the Owls for the contest. He buried 7 out of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for this game.

Rice has a win-loss record of 7-11 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Owls are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 223rd in Division 1. Rice has accounted for 1,322 pts on the season (73.4 per game) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.8 times per contest (100th in the country) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Owls commit 14.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 71.2% from the charity stripe.

The Rice defense allows 36.2% from downtown (154 of 426) and opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 14.7 assists and 35.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 320th and 216th in Division 1. The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 281st in college basketball in PPG allowed with 75.6. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the floor (275th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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