Florida Atlantic Owls vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 1/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Location: Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN

The Tulane Green Wave (10-4) will take on the Florida Atlantic Owls (11-4) at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Thursday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced Charlotte and ended up losing by a score of 70-68 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Owls ended up with 15 while Charlotte finished the game with 19 fouls. They also buried 6 of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Charlotte finished the game shooting 92.3% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 13 shots. On top of that, Charlotte had 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. Charlotte totaled 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the field on 26 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 5 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Owls converted 17 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 85.0%. Florida Atlantic wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 of 53) and made 5 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Johnell Davis is someone who was a factor in the game. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He played for 29 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 11-4 this year. They currently have an average of 81.9 pts per game (37th in college basketball) while shooting 49.6% from the floor. The Owls are hitting 36.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (124 of 339) and 69.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is grabbing 37.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 220 dimes so far this season, which ranks 130th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.5% from 3-point land while they are 150th in the nation in points per game allowed (70.0). The Owls are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.5% (385 of 906) and they concede 33.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 30th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 154 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last played, the Tulane Green Wave walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-56 against North Texas. In the matter of team rebounding, Tulane permitted North Texas to pull down 44 in all (12 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 50.0% from distance by going 11 of 22 and ended up going 17 of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). The Green Wave permitted North Texas to make 21 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.6% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Green Wave shot 19 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Tulane knocked down 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a clip of 65.0%. North Texas had 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Green Wave to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Green Wave pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 in this game.

Collin Holloway was important for the Green Wave for the game. He totaled 17 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game. He converted 6 out of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Tulane has a record of 10-4 on the campaign. The Green Wave are responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 73.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.4 times per contest (86th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.3 times per game. Tulane has scored 1,217 pts so far this year (86.9 per game) and they grab 32.8 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Green Wave are hitting on 50.6% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in college basketball.

The Tulane defense gives up 34.4% from downtown (136 of 395) and opponents are connecting on 71.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.2 dimes and 38.4 total rebounds per game, which is 329th and 318th in Division 1. The Green Wave on the defensive side of the court are 320th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 77.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (155th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulane

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