Drake vs Florida Atlantic Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/22/24

The Drake Bulldogs and the FAU Owls meet Friday in college basketball action from the TD Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Drake vs. FAU prediction.

Drake Recap

The Drake Bulldogs come into this one looking to build on their 80-69 win over Miami last time out to improve to 4-0.

Drake Looking For Another Upset

Bennett Stirtz leads the Bulldogs in scoring and assists with 18.7 PPG and 5 APG along with 4.7 RPG while Daniel Abreu has 17.7 PPG. Mitch Mascari has 10.7 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Drake so far this season. Nate Ferguson has 9 PPG with 3.3 RPG and Cam Manyawu has 9 PPG with 6.7 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass this season. As a team, Drake is averaging 74 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 39.7% from three, and 63.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Drake Bulldogs will win

• Drake has won each of its last nine games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

FAU Recap

The FAU Owls come into this game looking to build on their 86-78 win over Oklahoma State to improve to 4-2 on the year. FAU will face FGCU following this game.

Owls Looking To Keep Ball Rolling

Kaleb Glenn leads FAU in scoring with 16.6 PPG along with 4.2 RPG while Niccolo Moretti has 12.8 PPG with a team-high 5 APG to lead the Owls in the assist department as well. Leland Walker has 11.8 PPG with 4.6 APG while Ken Evans Jr. has 11.6 PPG with 3.6 RPG and 3.6 APG. Matas Vokietaitis has 10.6 PPG with 5.4 RPG to round out the scoring in double figures for FAU so far this season while KyKy Tandy and Baba Miller each have 9.8 PPG with Miller logging a team-high 7.8 RPG and 3.2 APG to lead the Owls on the glass so far this season. As a team, FAU is averaging 96.6 PPG on 50.7% shooting from the field, 43.6% from three, and 69.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Florida Atlantic Owls will win

• Florida Atlantic has won eight of its last nine day games against non-conference opponents.

Drake vs. FAU Prediction

I’m on FAU here. I just think the Owls have the more talented and greater amount of depth here. I think Drake simply caught Miami with their pants down, and won’t have that same luxury against a loaded FAU team that can push the pace and hang 100 on you if you’re not careful. Give me FAU and a reasonable number.