Florida Atlantic Owls vs UCF Knights Prediction, 12/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs UCF Knights

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

Addition Financial Arena is where the UCF Knights (10-1) will try to beat the Florida Atlantic Owls (8-4) on Tuesday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced St. Mary's and took a loss by a final of 88-75 in their last contest. Florida Atlantic finished having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (26 of 61) and made 7 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Owls converted 16 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 64.0%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 27 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists for this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to defending, Florida Atlantic let their opponent shoot 45.2% from the floor on 28 of 62 shooting. St. Mary's recorded 21 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Moreover, St. Mary's grabbed 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. St. Mary's finished the contest at 78.8% from the free throw line by making 26 of their 33 attempts. They also buried 6 of 26 attempts from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 24 and St. Mary's recorded 21 personal fouls.

Josiah Parker is someone who played a role for this contest. He finished the game at 53.8% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 26 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He finished with 17 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic steps onto the court with a record of 8-4 this year. They cough up possession 11.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is collecting 38.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 171 dimes on the season, which ranks 201st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Owls are connecting on 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (111 of 313) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 83.2 points per outing (88th in D-1) while going 46.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Owls are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 173rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (72.7). The Owls are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.9% (301 of 685) and they relinquish 32.8 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 92nd in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 142 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the UCF Knights got the victory with a final of 102-80 against Florida Gulf Coast. The Knights corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. Florida Gulf Coast was called for 15 fouls in the matchup which took the Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Regarding 3-point shots, UCF knocked down 19 of their 35 attempts (54.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Knights shot 38 for 73 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.1%. The Knights permitted Florida Gulf Coast to make 31 of 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.8% for the matchup. They shot 55.6% from 3-point land by shooting 15 out of 27 and ended up going 3 of 5 from the charity stripe (60.0%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, UCF permitted Florida Gulf Coast to grab 23 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Themus Fulks ended up being a major contributor for the Knights in the matchup. He earned 21 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 dimes in this matchup. He converted 9 of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

UCF has a mark of 10-1 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knights are shooting 49.6% from the field, which is ranked 38th in Division 1. UCF has earned 975 points on the season (88.6 per game) and they collect 40.7 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 17.6 times per game (41st in D-1) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. The Knights commit 17.7 fouls per game and they connect on 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Knights on the defensive side of the court are 211th in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.5. They are forcing 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (121st in D-1). The UCF defense gives up 33.5% on three-point shots (95 of 284) and opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.6 assists and 29.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 129th and 18th in college.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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