The Florida Atlantic Owls will play the UAB Blazers on Thursday at Bartow Arena. Tip-off between the American Athletic Conference opponents is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET.
The Owls are 4.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 157 points.
FAU (18-4 SU, 11-11 ATS, and 11-10-1 O/U) beat Tulsa 102-70 on Saturday. The Owls, 3-2 SU and 1-4 ATS on the road, sport an 8-1 AAC record. They're a half-game behind South Florida for first place in the conference.
UAB (14-8 SU, 11-9-1 ATS, and 13-8 O/U) lost 72-69 to SMU on Sunday. The Blazers, 9-3 SU and 5-5-1 ATS at home, sport a 6-3 AAC record (2.5 games back).
Florida Atlantic defeated UAB 86-73 on January 14. The Owls outscored the Blazers 43-24 in the first half and held off UAB's furious second-half rally to earn the victory. FAU sho t 48.5 percent overall, won the rebounding battle 45-37, and outscored UAB 40-34 in the paint. The Blazers shot 39.4 percent, including 19.2 percent from three-point distance.
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Florida Atlantic scores 83.4 points per game (20th) on 48.8 percent shooting (21st), including 36.9 percent from beyond the arc (43rd). It converts 70.9 percent of its free-throw attempts (214th) and averages 35.1 rebounds (69th), 15.2 assists (56th), and 11.4 turnovers (120th).
The Owls surrender 71.6 points per game (179th) on 43.2 percent shooting (163rd), including 33.3 percent from three-point range (180th), with 30.2 rebounds per game (103rd). FAU averages 2.8 blocks (248th), 7.5 steals (85th), and 15.9 fouls (87th) per game.
KenPom ranks Florida Atlantic 28th in the country. The Owls are 11th in offensive efficiency, 79th in defensive efficiency, and 103rd in tempo (schedule-adjusted).
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— No . 20 Florida Atlantic Men's Basketball (@FAUMBB) February 4, 2024
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