Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (12-8) are hitting the road to Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on Saturday where they will play the Florida Atlantic Owls (17-4).

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced off with Wichita State and went home with a win by a final score of 79-68 in their last contest. Tulsa ended with a 43.6% FG percentage (24 of 55) and converted 11 of 27 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane buried 20 of their 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 31 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defense, Tulsa allowed 46.2% from the field on 30 of 65 shooting. Wichita State distributed 11 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Wichita State collected 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Wichita State shot 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 2 of 3 tries. They converted 6 of their 21 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Golden Hurricane ended up walking away with 10 while Wichita State recorded 20 fouls.

PJ Haggerty is one guy who came through for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 30.8% from the field and also earned 4 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins and snagged 6 boards. He ended up with 23 points on 4 out of 13 shooting.

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Tulsa steps onto the hardwood with a record of 12-8 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Tulsa is grabbing 36.4 boards per game and has accounted for 267 dimes for the season, which ranks 228th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Golden Hurricane are shooting 34.9% on shots from distance (173 of 495) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.1 pts per contest (83rd in college hoops) while going 44.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Hurricane have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 30.0% on shots from downtown while they are 193rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.2). The Golden Hurricane are giving up a FG percentage of 41.5% (517 of 1,245) and they relinquish 38.3 boards per contest as a team. They rank 153rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 260 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida Atlantic Owls took home the win by a final score of 66-63 when they faced North Texas. The Owls recorded 20 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. North Texas was called for 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Owls to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Florida Atlantic made 9 of 26 attempts (34.6%). Overall, the Owls walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 42.1%. The Owls allowed North Texas to convert 26 of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.6% in this contest. They went 40.0% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 20 and finished the contest at 3 out of 4 at the charity stripe (75.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Florida Atlantic permitted North Texas to get 28 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Johnell Davis pitched in for the Owls for this game. He buried 8 out of 16 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He scored 28 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest.

Florida Atlantic has a win-loss record of 17-4 so far this season. The Owls have committed 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 69.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.2 times per game (78th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. Florida Atlantic has 1,733 pts for the year (82.5 per contest) and they collect 38.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Owls are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in college basketball.

The Florida Atlantic defense gives up 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (160 of 464) and their opposition makes 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 10.8 dimes and 33.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 36th and 119th in college hoops. The Owls on the defensive end are ranked 183rd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.7. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (190th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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