Florida Atlantic vs Charlotte Prediction 1/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The FAU Owls and the Charlotte 49ers meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Halton Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a FAU vs. Charlotte prediction.

FAU Recap

The FAU Owls will be out to build on their 78-76 win over the East Carolina Pirates last time out to improve to 8-7 on the year with the win. After this game, FAU will head home for a matchup with UAB.

Owls Looking To Build Momentum

Kaleb Glenn leads FAU in scoring with 12.7 PPG along with 4.3 RPG while Leland Walker has 10.8 PPG with a team-high 4.7 APG to lead the Owls in the assist department as well. Baba Miller has 10.8 PPG with a team-high 7.2 RPG to lead the Owls on the glass while Tre Carroll has 11.7 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for FAU so far this year. Matas Vokietaitis has 9.3 PPG with 5.6 RPG while KyKy Tandy also has 8.9 PPG while Ken Evans Jr. has 8.9 PPG and 2.7 APG as well on the year. As a team, FAU is averaging 82.8 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three, and 69.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Florida Atlantic Owls will win

• Florida Atlantic has won each of its last 11 Wednesday games.
• Charlotte has lost four of its last five games.

Charlotte Recap

The Charlotte 49ers come into this game looking to rebound from a 68-55 loss at the hands of Rice last time out to fall to 7-8 on the year. After this game, Charlotte will head on the road to take on Tulsa.

49ers Lose 3rd Straight

Nik Graves leads the 49ers across the board in scoring, rebounding, and assists with 17.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, and 3.1 APG while Robert Braswell IV has 12.3 PPG with 2.5 RPG. Giancarlo Rosado has 12.1 PPG with 5.9 RPG and 2.8 APG in 11 games played so far this season while Jaehshon Thomas has 10.7 PPG with 4 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Charlotte up to this point in the year. As a team, Charlotte is averaging 72.2 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field, 29.3% from behind the arc, and 74.7% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Charlotte 49ers will win

• Charlotte has won each of its last 10 night games at Halton Arena.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Charlotte’s last 16 games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 154 or fewer points.
• Each of Florida Atlantic’s last four games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 154 or fewer points.

FAU vs. Charlotte Prediction

I’m on FAU here. I just think that side by side, the Owls are the better and more trustworthy offensive unit in this game. I don’t think Charlotte can get away by winning low-scoring games and we’re starting to see that in a lot of their recent results. The Owls are a team that’s fully capable of dropping 80-90 points a night, and that’s a number that Charlotte can only dream of hitting if we’re being honest. Give me FAU in this one.