UCF vs Florida Atlantic Prediction 11-12-24 College Basketball Picks

The Florida Atlantic Owls and the Central Florida Knights meet Tuesday in College Basketball action from CFE Arena. Here’s a UCF vs Florida Atlantic Prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best UCF vs FAU pick.

FAU Owls Betting Preview

The Owls opened up the season last Monday versus Indiana State. FAU didn’t have too many issues in that Game, cruising to a 97-64 win after 53 first-half points. Tops in scoring was Niccolo Moretti with 19 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Game two was another winner for the Owls, this time against Coastal Georgia. FAU posted 51 first-half points and eventually took a blowout win 99-49. Ken Evans (six assists) and Kaleb Glenn (three rebounds) each had a team-high 18 points.

UCF Knights Betting Preview

Over on the UCF side, they took on a tough Texas A&M team in their opener. After a 29-29 first-half tie, the Knights surged on 35 more points for a 64-61 win. Darius Johnson led the way on 24 points with five assists and three boards.

In Game two, UCF faced off against Fort Wayne. The Knights posted a 41-35 second-half run on the way to a 75-68 win. Jordan Ivy-Curry bagged 18 points to lead the way this time, and Keyshawn Hall doubled up on 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Why the UCF Knights will win

• UCF has won nine of its last 10 night games against non-Conference opponents.
• Florida Atlantic has lost three of its last four road games following a home win.
• UCF has won the first half in eight of its last nine night games at Addition Financial Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Florida Atlantic Owls will win

• Florida Atlantic has won each of its last six night games.
• UCF has lost five of its last six night games against the American Athletic Conference.
• Florida Atlantic has won the first half in each of its last six games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

UCF vs Florida Atlantic Prediction

I’m leaning toward FAU. You could make a case either way, though. We should have a fun matchup here. The Owls have done well in a couple of relative warmup Games so far. In the blowout win over Coastal Georgia, FAU posted a 53-27 rebounding edge, 17 steals and 26 team assists. This will be their first big test of the season, though.

As for UCF, they held a 44-30 rebounding advantage versus Fort Wayne and hit a decent 23-of-30 (76.7 percent) from the line. The 3-point shooting was ugly, though: 2-of-20 (10 percent). I expect this matchup to be a fairly high-scoring affair and close most of the way as FAU ekes out a cover. It’ll be a good one to watch.