The Florida Atlantic Owls visit Thompson-Boling Arena to take on the Tennessee Volunteers. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 16 and will air on ES3.
The Volunteers were beaten by Butler 94-86 on Saturday. Admiral Schofield had a good game for Tennessee, finishing with 16 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. The Owls, meanwhile, are coming off an 80-73 loss to Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday. Jeantal Cylla played well for Florida Atlantic, accumulating 10 points, two steals, and two rebounds.
The Volunteers look to improve upon their records of 4-4 Straight Up (SU) and 5-2 Against The Spread (ATS). Few teams in the nation have a higher assist-to-turnover ratio than Tennessee, which ranks 33rd at 1.47. Turning to the defensive side, the Volunteers are the 24th-best team in the country at blocking shots, averaging 5.9 blocks per game.
Across the court, the Owls head into the game with records of 2-4-1 ATS and 2-7 SU. Florida Atlantic is one of the top foul-shooting teams in the nation, hitting .750 of their shots from the line. Switching gears to the Florida Atlantic defense, teams don’t seem to hit many three-pointers against the Owls, who are 42nd in the country in terms of three-point field goals allowed at 50 this season.
Tennessee and Florida Atlantic have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tenn, ATS Winner – Tenn
Notes
Tennessee is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee’s last 5 games.
Tennessee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Tennessee scores 84.2 points per home game (ranked 89th). Florida Atlantic ranks a poor 135th in points allowed on the road, allowing 73.3 points.
On average, Tennessee has 72.8 possessions per game and scores 1.106 points on each possession. Florida Atlantic has both fewer possessions (67.2) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.958).
The Tennessee Volunteers average an effective field goal percentage of 50.4% this season. The Florida Atlantic Owls have an abysmal record of 1-5 when opponents have an eFG% of 50.4% or greater.
Tennessee ranks 100th in assists, registering 14.9 per game. Florida Atlantic performs worse at 289th with 11.7 assists per game.
The Tennessee Volunteers average 5.9 blocks per game, the 24th-ranked team in the country. The Florida Atlantic Owls rank a lowly 145th in blocking with just 3.7 per game.
Tennessee has forced an average turnover percentage of 17.2% this season. Florida Atlantic has a poor 2-4 record when its TO% is 17.2% or higher.
