Drake vs Florida Atlantic Prediction, Picks and College Basketball Odds

Contrasting styles collide early Friday morning at TD Arena as the Drake Bulldogs and Florida Atlantic Owls battle for a finals spot at the Charleston Classic.

The high-octane Owls are currently pegged as -4 (-110) favorites in the college basketball odds as they match up with one of the best defensive teams in the nation.

Find out why our Drake vs. FAU prediction and college basketball picks lean toward the Owls handing the Bulldogs their first loss of the year.

Drake vs Florida Atlantic prediction

My best bet
FAU -4 (-110 at bet365)

My analysis

The Drake Bulldogs punched their ticket to the final four of the Charleston Classic with an 80-69 victory over the Miami Hurricanes.

It’s four games in a row that the Bulldogs have held their opposition to less than 70 points per game. game, and they are among the top teams in their conference in scoring defense, allowing just 55.5 points per game. match.

That helps cap an offense that is finding its way early in the year, a Top 90 team in shooting from the field at 48.3% while sitting at 112.^th in 3-point shooting with 35.9% per match.

After averaging 64.5 points the last two games, the 80 points are encouraging, even as Drake cleaned up at the free throw line, hitting 24-of-28.

Fourteen offensive rebounds helped them take 12 more field goals than the ‘Canes and helped cover up a brutal 4-for-19 night shooting the 3-ball.

The Bulldogs D will get a test from Florida Atlantic, who worked their way into the semifinals with an 86078 win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

The Florida Atlantic Owls have been on a roll early in the season, averaging 94.8 points per game. game, which is a top 10 mark in college basketball. They are shooting 49.6% from the field while ranking in the Top 20 in 3-point shooting at a crisp 41.9%.

The Owls’ offensive diversity makes it difficult to pinpoint the person to focus on – through six games there has been a different top scorer in each.

No less than nine players averaged better than 16 minutes per game. game, with five averaging double figures in scoring, while the other three players have 9.0-9.8 points per game. match.

Five of its top scorers shoot in any case 41.9% from distance. We’ll see how Drake handles that offense, as it currently limits opponents to just 28.1% from beyond the arc.

So who wins? A look at the numbers from KenPom shows that FAU has made its mark through a tougher schedule with a 71^St location.

That’s much stiffer than what the Bulldogs have faced throughout their perfect 4-0 run to start the year with 215^th.

I think the level up in the offense will be a lot for the Bulldogs to handle and their offense will not be able to keep up.

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