North Texas at FAU 2/14/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The North Texas Mean Green visit FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida on Thursday to play the Florida Atlantic (FAU) Owls. North Texas dropped to 20-5 on the season following its 62-59 loss to Western Kentucky on Saturday. The Mean Green fell to 8-4 in Conference-USA play 1 ½ games behind first place Old Dominion. Ryan Woolridge led North Texas in the loss with 18 points.

FAU fell to 14-11 overall following its 86-74 loss to UT-San Antonio on Saturday. The Owls were led in the loss by Kevaughn Ellis with 14 points, while Michael Forrest scored 13 and Anthony Adger added 12 points and 11 boards. FAU is 5-7 in C-USA play. Ryan Woolridge leads the Mean Green in scoring with an average of 12.7 points per game. The leading rebounder is Zachary Simmons with an average of 6.6 rebounds per game. The leader in assists is Woolridge with an average of 5.1 per game. The Mean Green are shooting 45.2% from the field and 34.9% from 3-point territory.

Anthony Adger leads FAU in scoring with an average of 17.0 points per game. Two other players for the Owls are averaging double figures in scoring. Michael Forrest leads the Owls in assists with an average of 3.2 per game, while Simeon Lepichev is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.1 per game. FAU is shooting 41.5% from the field and 33.0% from 3-point territory.