Florida Atlantic vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – NCAA Tournament Round Second Round

The No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic Owls (32-3) and the No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (21-15) square off in the NCAA Tournament second round, both looking to secure a place in the Sweet 16 of the East Region bracket when they meet on Sunday at Nationwide Arena, beginning at 7:45 PM. Florida Atlantic is a 15.5-point favorite in the Round of 32 contest, which airs on truTV. The point total is 145 for the matchup.

Florida Atlantic vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Odds

• Florida Atlantic odds to win: -1170
• Fairleigh Dickinson odds to win: +750
• Spread: Florida Atlantic (-15.5)
• Total: 145

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Game Time and Information

• Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023
• Time: 7:45 PM ET
• TV: truTV
• Where: Columbus, Ohio
• Venue: Nationwide Arena

Who Will Win Florida Atlantic vs. Fairleigh Dickinson?

Florida Atlantic and Fairleigh Dickinson Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games it has played as at least 15.5-point favorites this season, Florida Atlantic is 2-0 against the spread.

Fairleigh Dickinson has a 2-1 record against the spread in games when it was an underdog by 15.5 points or more this year.

The two teams average a combined 11 more points per game (156) than this game’s total of 145 points.

Florida Atlantic and Fairleigh Dickinson have seen their opponents average a combined 5.9 fewer points per game than the point total of 145 set for this matchup.

Florida Atlantic’s average point total in matchups this year is 143.4, 1.6 points less than the total in this game.

The average over/under in Knights games this year is 6.6 more points than the point total of 145 for this outing.

So far this season, the Owls have compiled a 22-11-0 record against the spread.

The Knights’ ATS record is 15-18-1 this season.

Florida Atlantic Stats & Insights

Florida Atlantic outscores opponents by 13.4 points per game (scoring 78.4 per game to rank 31st in college basketball while giving up 65 per outing to rank 41st in college basketball) and has a +471 scoring differential overall.

The 35.7 rebounds per game Florida Atlantic averages rank 18th in the nation, and are 5.8 more than the 29.9 its opponents grab per contest.

The Owls hit 9.7 three-pointers per game (12th in college basketball) while shooting 36.9% from beyond the arc (42nd in college basketball). They are making 3.3 more threes per outing than their opponents, who drain 6.4 per game while shooting 31.7%.

Florida Atlantic averages 101.3 points per 100 possessions on offense (15th in college basketball), and gives up 84 points per 100 possessions (21st in college basketball).

The Owls are scoring 82.1 points per game this season in home games, which is 6.2 more points than they’re averaging when playing on the road (75.9).

Fairleigh Dickinson Stats & Insights

Fairleigh Dickinson is outscoring opponents by 3.5 points per game, with a +127 scoring differential overall. It puts up 77.6 points per game (43rd in college basketball) and gives up 74.1 per outing (296th in college basketball).

The 31.1 rebounds per game Fairleigh Dickinson accumulates rank 227th in the nation. Their opponents grab 30.3.

Fairleigh Dickinson knocks down 8.1 three-pointers per game (92nd in college basketball), while its opponents have made 7.7 on average.

Fairleigh Dickinson averages 98.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (58th in college basketball), and concedes 93.9 points per 100 possessions (253rd in college basketball).

In 2022-23 the Knights are averaging 7.8 more points per game at home (81.5) than on the road (73.7).

Florida Atlantic Key Players to Watch

Johnell Davis leads the Owls in scoring, tallying 13.5 points per game to go with 5.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Florida Atlantic’s leading rebounder is Vladislav Goldin averaging 6.4 boards per game and its best passer is Nicholas Boyd and his 2.5 assists per game.

Alijah Martin makes more threes per game than any other member of the Owls, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of two per contest.

Davis is Florida Atlantic’s leader in steals, averaging 1.5 steals per game, while Goldin leads them in blocks with 1.2 per contest.

Fairleigh Dickinson Key Players to Watch

Demetre Roberts’ points (16.5 per game) and assists (4.3 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Knights’ leaderboards.

Joe Munden Jr.’s stat line of 4.8 rebounds, 10.5 points and one assist per game helps him grab the top spot on the Fairleigh Dickinson rebounding leaderboard.

Grant Singleton is dependable from distance and leads the Knights with 2.2 made threes per game.

Fairleigh Dickinson’s leader in steals is Singleton (1.9 per game), and its leader in blocks is Ansley Almonor (0.7 per game).

Florida Atlantic vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Prediction

• Pick ATS:

  Florida Atlantic (-15.5)
  

• Pick OU:

  Over (145)
  

• Prediction:
  Florida Atlantic 82, Fairleigh Dickinson 65

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