Middle Tennessee State at FAU 1/16/20 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders visit FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida to play the Florida Atlantic Owls. Middle Tennessee State dropped to 4-13 overall and 0-4 in Conference USA play following it's 69-53 loss to Western Kentucky on Saturday. Reggie Scurry led the  Blue Raiders in the loss with 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds. The loss was Middle Tennessee State's eighth straight.

CJ Jones leads Middle Tennessee State in scoring with an average of 16.4 points per game, while Reggie Scurry leads the Blue Raiders in rebounding with an average of 5.7 per game. Donovan Sims is the third leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 9.2 points and 3.9 assists per game. Just two players are averaging double-figures in scoring for the Blue Raiders.

Florida Atlantic fell to 11-6 overall and 3-1 in Conference USA play following its 81-58 loss to North Texas on Saturday. The Owls fell behind by 13 points at the half and things got worse in the second half as they were outscored by 16 points. Michael Forrest led the Owls in the loss with 11 points. FAU is tied for second place in C-USA with three other teams. 

Cornelius Taylor is the leader in scoring and assists for FAU with averages of 11.3 points and 1.9 assists per game. Madiaw Niang is the leading rebounder for FAU with an average of 4.6 per game. Michael Forrest is the second leading scorer with an average of 10.1 points per game and one of just two FAU players averaging double-figures in scoring.