Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 11/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: TD Arena in Charleston, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Atlantic Owls (3-2) are welcoming the Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-0) at TD Arena on Thursday.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys faced off with Southern Illinois and notched a win by a score of 85-78 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Cowboys walked away with 15 and Southern Illinois recorded 18 fouls. They also converted 11 of 28 shots from beyond the arc. Southern Illinois finished the contest at 45.5% from the charity stripe by converting 5 of their 11 shots. Additionally, Southern Illinois pulled down 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Southern Illinois recorded 19 assists and had 4 steals for this game. When talking about the defense, Oklahoma State allowed the other team to go 50.8% from the floor on 31 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for this game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Cowboys knocked down 15 of 20 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Oklahoma State walked away from the contest having earned a 47.7% FG percentage (31 out of 65) and converted 8 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Abou Ousmane is someone who played a role for the game. He ended up shooting 80.0% from the field and also recorded 4 assists. He played 25 minutes played and also snagged 4 boards. He scored 18 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Oklahoma State enters this contest with a record of 3-0 this year. They average 84.7 points per contest (77th in college basketball) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Cowboys are hitting 37.5% on 3-pointers (24 of 64) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma State is snagging 37.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 46 dimes so far this season, which is 310th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Cowboys are forcing 19.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 fouls. They currently rank 122nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 47 relinquished so far this season. The Cowboys defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (81 of 174) and they surrender 32.7 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 42.1% on shots from downtown and they are 257th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (75.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida Atlantic Owls took home the win by a final score of 77-74 when they faced Liberty. The Owls were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Liberty had 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Owls to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Florida Atlantic knocked down 8 out of 21 tries (38.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Owls shot 30 for 59 from the floor which had them at 50.8%. The Owls permitted Liberty to convert 26 out of 61 attempts from the floor which had them at 42.6% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 29.4% from downtown by going 10 of 34 and ended up shooting 12 of 21 at the charity stripe (57.1%). In reference to attacking the glass, Florida Atlantic permitted Liberty to snag 36 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Matas Vokietaitis pitched in for the Owls for the game. He racked up 17 points in his 22 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 7 of 9 for this contest for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

Florida Atlantic has a win-loss mark of 3-2 this year. As an offensive unit, the Owls are connecting on 50.7% from the field, which has them ranked 42nd in college hoops. Florida Atlantic has scored 483 pts for the season (96.6 per game) and they collect 40.0 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 19.0 times per game (25th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. The Owls commit 17.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.7% from the free throw line.

The Owls defensively are ranked 331st in the nation in PPG given up with 81.2. They are forcing 17.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (249th in college hoops). The Florida Atlantic defense gives up 38.6% on shots from beyond the arc (56 of 145) and opponents are converting on 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 16.4 assists and 34.2 boards every game, ranking them 330th and 164th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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