Texas State Bobcats vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Texas State Bobcats (7-3) are en route to Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Florida Atlantic Owls (6-5).

The Texas State Bobcats played Rice and went home with a win by a final score of 75-66 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bobcats finished with 16 while Rice totaled 18 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 18 tries from beyond the arc. Rice finished the contest at 68.0% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 25 attempts. In addition, Rice grabbed 25 boards (12 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't have a block. Rice recorded 10 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. With respect to defending, Texas State let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the floor on 22 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bobcats buried 18 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. Texas State walked away from the game with a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and knocked down 7 of 16 3-point attempts.

Tyrel Morgan is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He racked up 20 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and also grabbed 10 boards. He went 50.0% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Texas State will enter this contest with a mark of 7-3 so far this season. They are turning it over 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.6 fouls per game. As a unit, Texas State is pulling in 37.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 149 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 126th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bobcats are connecting on 38.2% on shots from 3-point land (52 of 136) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.6 points per game (169th in D-1) while connecting on 47.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Bobcats are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are ranked 98th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 112 relinquished so far this season. The Bobcats are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.6% (225 of 541) and they surrender 30.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 54th in the country in points per game from their opponents (65.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida Atlantic Owls took home the win by a final score of 85-63 against Jacksonville. The Owls were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 47 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 13 steals in the game. Jacksonville earned 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Owls to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 65.4%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Florida Atlantic converted 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). In all, the Owls shot 30 for 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.1%. The Owls permitted Jacksonville to convert 17 out of 55 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 30.9% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 41.4% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 12 out of 29 and ended up going 17 out of 27 at the free throw line (63.0%). In regard to how they rebounded, Florida Atlantic permitted Jacksonville to get 33 in all (7 offensive).

Matas Vokietaitis ended up being a factor for the Owls for the matchup. He tallied 17 points in his 24 minutes of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He made 7 out of 8 in the game for a field goal rate of 87.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Florida Atlantic has a win-loss mark of 6-5 on the year. The Owls are committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they go 70.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.3 times per contest (38th in the country) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. Florida Atlantic has accumulated 944 points on the campaign (85.8 per contest) and they collect 37.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Owls are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 82nd in college basketball.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 297th in D-1 in points given up per game with 76.5. They have forced 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (185th in college hoops). The Florida Atlantic defense allows 38.9% from downtown (109 of 280) and opponents are connecting on 70.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 14.5 assists and 36.4 boards per game, which ranks 276th and 267th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas State

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