It will be a battle between Conference USA opponents when the Florida Atlantic Owls (7-21) welcome the FIU Golden Panthers (12-16) to FAU Arena. The game begins at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 27.
The Owls lost to North Texas 70-62 in their last matchup. Ronald Delph had a good game, putting up 13 points, six rebounds, and four blocks for Florida Atlantic.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Golden Panthers won the first game 76-59. Adrian Diaz put up a double-double in the victory with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
The Owls have gone 7-21 Straight Up (SU) and 10-14-2 Against The Spread (ATS). Teams really have to fight for three-pointers against the Owls, who have allowed only 5.0 three-pointers to opponents per game.
On the other side, FIU has a SU record of 12-16 and an ATS record of 11-10-1. FIU is one of the top shooting teams in the country, hitting .476 of its shots from the floor. The Golden Panthers average 69.9 points allowed per game, but have damaged those numbers in the past 10 games, allowing 80.8 points per game during that span. The FIU defense has been a problem for competitors, allowing only .405 shooting from the field to its opponents. They average 4.8 blocks per game, good for 42nd in the nation.
The Golden Panthers’ win over Florida Atlantic in their last clash moved their SU record in the most recent matchups against Florida Atlantic to 7-3. The Golden Panthers also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 9-1. Florida Atlantic held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once in the last five games, while FIU wasn’t able to do so in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – FIU, ATS Winner – FIU
Notes
“Florida Atlantic is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games “.
“Florida Atlantic is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida Atlantic’s last 9 games “.
“Florida Atlantic is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida Atlantic’s last 5 games at home”.
“Florida Atlantic is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida International”.
“Florida Atlantic is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida International”.
“The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida Atlantic’s last 13 games when playing Florida International”.
“Florida Atlantic is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida International”.
“The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida Atlantic’s last 6 games when playing at home against Florida International”.
Florida Atlantic averages 68.2 possessions per game, scoring .979 points on each possession. While FIU averages fewer possessions per game with 67.2, they score more points per possession with 1.069.
The Florida Atlantic Owls average an effective field goal percentage of 47.4% this season. The FIU Golden Panthers have an underachieving record of 3-10 when opponents have an eFG% of 47.4% or greater.
The Florida Atlantic Owls average 20.0 three point attempts per game and have an abysmal 3-13 record when attempting at least 20 in a game. The FIU Golden Panthers average 16.0 attempts and have a winning 2-1 record when attempting 20 or more.
Florida Atlantic ranks 327th in offensive rebounds, while FIU ranks 56th in defensive rebounds.
FIU has forced an average turnover percentage of 15.0% this season. Florida Atlantic has a poor 5-13 record when its TO% is 15.0% or higher.
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