Florida Atlantic Owls vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 1/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Super Pit is where the North Texas Mean Green (14-4) will attempt to defeat the Florida Atlantic Owls (10-9) on Sunday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls played Rice and earned the victory with a final of 75-73 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 14 while Rice recorded 19 personal fouls. They made 13 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. Rice ended up shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by making 10 of their 15 tries. On top of that, Rice snagged 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rice distributed 14 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, Florida Atlantic allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the floor on 25 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the matchup while creating 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Owls made 13 of 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. Florida Atlantic ended the contest having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 63) and knocked down 6 of 21 3-point shots.

Tre Carroll is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He finished the game at 46.2% from the field and also recorded 5 assists. He played 33 minutes played and snagged 9 rebounds. He was able to score 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic will play this game with a mark of 10-9 for the year. They currently have an average of 80.7 points per outing (54th in the nation) while shooting 45.9% from the field. The Owls are hitting 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (165 of 485) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Florida Atlantic is pulling down 37.2 boards per game and has tallied 316 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 52nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Owls are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 272nd in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 278 relinquished on the year. The Owls defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.0% (516 of 1,172) and they surrender 37.7 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 39.0% from 3-point land while they are 314th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (77.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the North Texas Mean Green got the victory with a final of 76-67 against Temple. With respect to team rebounding, North Texas allowed Temple to collect 31 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 41.2% from distance by shooting 7 of 17 and ended up shooting 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Mean Green permitted Temple to make 23 of their 65 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 35.4% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Mean Green finished 25 for 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, North Texas converted 3 of 12 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 67.6%. Temple committed 22 fouls for this contest which took the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 34 tries. They also gave up possession 7 times, while earning 3 steals for this contest. The Mean Green were able to snag 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game.

Brenen Lorient ended up having an impact for the Mean Green for this game. He converted 8 out of 14 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 13 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 29 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

North Texas has a mark of 14-4 on the campaign. The Mean Green are committing 14.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.4 times per contest (353rd in college) and they turn the ball over 10.9 times per contest. North Texas has totaled 1,255 points for the season (69.7 per contest) and they collect 33.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mean Green are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks 156th in the nation.

The Mean Green defensively are ranked 5th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 59.1. They have forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (82nd in college). The North Texas defense concedes 33.4% on 3-point shots (116 of 347) and their opponents are making 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 9.8 dimes and 27.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 10th and 2nd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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