Florida Atlantic Owls vs UCF Knights Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs UCF Knights

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

The UCF Knights (2-0) will go up against the Florida Atlantic Owls (2-0) at Addition Financial Arena on Tuesday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Coastal Georgia and took home the win by a score of 99-49 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Owls ended up with 14 and Coastal Georgia recorded 12 fouls. They buried 5 out of their 16 attempts from downtown. Coastal Georgia walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by making 8 of their 16 tries. Furthermore, Coastal Georgia pulled down 25 boards (1 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Coastal Georgia doled out 8 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the floor on 18 out of 48 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in the game in addition to creating 24 turnovers and earning 17 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 48 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Owls knocked down 11 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 57.9%. Florida Atlantic ended having earned a 46.8% field goal percentage (36 out of 77) and buried 16 out of their 42 3-point attempts.

Kaleb Glenn is a player who was a contributor in this game. He finished the game at 70.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He saw the court for 19 mins and collected 3 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 2-0 so far this season. They are averaging 98.0 pts per contest (21st in D-1) while going 50.7% from the field. The Owls are shooting 41.5% on shots from distance (27 of 65) and 63.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida Atlantic is snagging 49.0 boards per game and has 44 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 39th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Owls have forced 22.5 turnovers every game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are 143rd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 23 surrendered this season. The Owls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 34.8% (39 of 112) and they relinquish 31.0 boards per game as a group. They give up 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 33rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (56.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UCF Knights took home the win by a final score of 75-68 against IPFW. When it comes to rebounding, UCF allowed IPFW to collect 27 in total (8 offensive). They finished 27.6% from three-point range by connecting on 8 of 29 and finished the contest at 4 out of 7 from the charity stripe (57.1%). The Knights allowed IPFW to convert 28 of their 65 tries from the field which had them sitting at 43.1% for the contest. Overall, the Knights shot 25 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.4%. In reference to 3-point attempts, UCF made 2 out of 20 attempts (10.0%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throws for a clip of 76.7%. IPFW was called for 20 fouls in this game which took the Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Knights corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game.

Jordan Ivy-Curry pitched in for the Knights in the matchup. He tallied 18 points in his 36 mins on the court and added 3 assists for this contest. He knocked down 5 of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 41.7%, but didn't pull down a rebound.

UCF has a mark of 2-0 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knights are hitting on 38.5% from the field, which is ranked 321st in college hoops. UCF has totaled 139 pts on the year (69.5 per game) and they average 39.5 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 13.0 times per contest (248th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per game. The Knights are committing 14.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 73.8% from the free throw line.

The UCF defense gives up 28.8% on 3-point shots (15 of 52) and their opponents are making 57.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.5 dimes and 36.5 rebounds every game, ranking them 103rd and 243rd in college basketball. The Knights on the defensive end are ranked 117th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 64.5. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (150th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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