Rice Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls Betting Prediction 02/16/19

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The Florida Atlantic Owls (15-11, 6-7 CUSA) welcome the Rice Owls (10-16, 5-8 CUSA) to FAU Arena as the regular season finishes up. The game is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 16, 2019.

Rice Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls Betting Odds

In their last matchup, Florida Atlantic was victorious over the North Texas Mean Green, 57-47, while Rice lost big to the FIU Golden Panthers, 86-65.

Florida Atlantic dominated nearly every stat category in the game. They had a fantastic free throw rate of 0.341 (above their season average of 0.198) and an effective field goal percentage of 0.477 (below their season average of 0.490). North Texas was 0.074 and 0.398, respectively, for those same stats. Rice, meanwhile, had an offensive rebounding percentage of 40.6 (above their season average of 26.3). Anthony Adger put together a solid performance for Florida Atlantic with 15 points and five rebounds. Rice, meanwhile, received a boost from Quentin Millora-Brown, who put up 14 points and 16 rebounds.

This series was highly contested last year, as the teams split their two games last season. In the most recent game, Rice won 79-76. Rice’s 6.9 turnover percentage was their biggest advantage over Florida Atlantic, who had a mark of 14.5. This is the first time these teams will meet this year.

Rice Owls vs. Florida Atlantic Owls ATS Pick

Pick: SU Winner – Florida Atlantic, ATS Winner – Florida Atlantic, O/U – Under

Betting Notes:

  • Florida Atlantic ranks 21st in three pointers attempted per game (27.8) while Rice ranks 229th in three pointers allowed per game (24.4).
  • Florida Atlantic averages 12.9 assists per game, which ranks 167th in the country. Rice ranks 218th in assists allowed per game (14.9).
  • Florida Atlantic ranks 16th in rebounds per game (40.0) while Rice ranks 199th in rebounds allowed per game (36.1).
  • Florida Atlantic ranks 28th in blocks allowed per game (2.5) while Rice ranks 99th (3.2).

Bettings Trends:

  • Rice’s average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 4.6, up from 3.4 for the season.
  • During their last five games, Florida Atlantic has scored an average of 66.6 points per game (5.5 below their season average) and allowed an average of 63.2 points per game (5.9 below their season average).