Florida Atlantic Owls vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 3/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs UAB Blazers

Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025

Location: Bartow Arena in Bowling Green, KY

TV: ESPN+

The UAB Blazers (19-10) will take on the Florida Atlantic Owls (16-13) at Bartow Arena on Thursday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced off with South Florida and took home the win by a score of 69-63 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 18 and South Florida accumulated 17 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the perimeter. South Florida finished shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 20 shots. Furthermore, South Florida snagged 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. South Florida earned 11 assists and had 13 steals in the matchup. Concerning defending, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to shoot 32.3% from the floor on 21 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 1 steal. With respect to rebounding, they earned a total of 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Owls buried 16 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Florida Atlantic ended having earned a 41.5% field goal percentage (22 out of 53) and knocked down 9 out of their 24 3-point attempts.

Baba Miller is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. He went 41.7% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 33 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. He finished with 17 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic will take the court with a win-loss mark of 16-13 this year. They are averaging 79.2 points per contest (59th in Division 1) while going 46.2% from the floor. The Owls are shooting 35.5% on three-point shots (259 of 729) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is pulling down 36.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 461 dimes this season, which is 75th in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 fouls. They relinquish 37.7% on 3-point shots while they are 293rd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.8). The Owls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.4% (769 of 1,773) and they surrender 36.4 boards per contest as a group. They rank 194th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 399 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the UAB Blazers took a loss by a score of 88-81 against Memphis. With respect to cleaning up the glass, UAB allowed Memphis to collect 39 in total (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 29.4% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 17 and ended up going 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). The Blazers allowed Memphis to make 36 out of their 68 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 52.9% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Blazers finished 30 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, UAB converted 7 of their 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.0%. Memphis committed 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Blazers collected 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 31 for this game.

Ja'Borri McGhee was important for the Blazers in this contest. He had 22 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes for this contest. He buried 7 out of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

UAB has a mark of 19-10 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Blazers are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which is ranked 94th in college. UAB has scored 2,417 pts for the campaign (83.3 per game) and they collect 40.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.5 times per game (30th in college) and they turn it over 10.2 times per game. The Blazers commit 15.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 301st in college hoops in points given up per game with 76.2. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (243rd in the country). The UAB defense surrenders 34.5% on three-point shots (212 of 615) and their opponents are connecting on 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.0 assists and 33.9 total rebounds per game, which is 169th and 161st in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take UAB and under the total points

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