The Jaguars hope to be lousy hosts on Thursday as the Florida Atlantic Owls pay a visit to Mitchell Center on the college basketball betting menu.

South Alabama battles the Owls, currently sitting with a 9-12 mark (10-9 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 5-11 for the Jaguars and 7-12 for the Owls.



View Florida Atlantic vs South Alabama Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Jaguars as 3-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Jaguars sit at No. 136 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Owls sit at No. 197 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Owls will win this game 65-64.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature South Alabama's No. 9-rated squad against Florida Atlantic's No. 212-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, South Alabama rates No. 329 in the country with 4.3 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 95 nationally with 7 per match.

Defensively, Florida Atlantic features the nation's No. 95-rated defense on the road, allowing 66.6 points per game. South Alabama, meanwhile, comes in at No. 285 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Florida Atlantic was a 67-66 Sportsbook at home against Western Kentucky. They failed to cover the 11.5-point spread as favorites. Florida Atlantic got 25 points from Shavar Richardson en route to a 67-66 victory over Western Kentucky on Thursday at FAU Arena.

Last time out for South Alabama, they were a 68-66 Sportsbook as they battled Troy at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 6-point favorite. Augustine Rubit scored 18 points leading the Jaguars to a 68-66 victory over Troy at Mitchell Center on Sunday.


Florida Atlantic Owls Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Florida International are 4-6
After playing Western Kentucky are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

South Alabama Jaguars Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Western Kentucky are 7-3
After playing Troy are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few Owls at Jaguars trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida Atlantic's last 5 games when playing on the road against South Alabama
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida Atlantic's last 6 games on the road
Florida Atlantic is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Alabama's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of South Alabama's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of South Alabama's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida Atlantic
South Alabama is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Florida Atlantic


Next up:
Florida Atlantic home to Florida International, Saturday, February 4
South Alabama at Western Kentucky, Saturday, February 4