Florida Atlantic Owls vs Wright State Raiders Prediction, 11/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Wright State Raiders

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location: Nutter Center in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Florida Atlantic (+2.5)

The Florida Atlantic Owls (1-0) are en route to Nutter Center on Friday where they will take on the Wright State Raiders (1-0). Wright State is 2.5-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 156.5.

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced LIU and took home the win by a score of 74-60 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Owls ended up with 18 and LIU totaled 26 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 20 tries from downtown. LIU went 63.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 19 attempts. On top of that, LIU collected 35 boards (5 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. LIU dished out 9 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. When talking about the defense, Florida Atlantic allowed the other team to shoot 40.0% from the field on 22 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 40 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Owls buried 23 of 31 tries for a rate of 74.2%. Florida Atlantic wrapped up the game having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (25 of 62) and made 1 out of their 10 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kanaan Carlyle is one guy who had an impact in the game. He ended up going 38.9% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played 34 mins played and snagged 9 boards. He ended up with 20 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic enters this one with a win-loss mark of 1-0 for the campaign. They average 74.0 pts per game (222nd in the nation) while going 40.3% from the field. The Owls are hitting 10.0% from downtown (1 of 10) and 74.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida Atlantic is grabbing 44.0 rebounds per game and has 7 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 341st in college hoops in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 26.0 fouls. They are giving up 20.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 115th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (60.0). The Owls are allowing a FG percentage of 40.0% (22 of 55) and they concede 38.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 90th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 9 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wright State Raiders took home the win by a final score of 102-71 when they faced Air Force. The Raiders were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. Air Force was called for 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Raiders to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 76.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Wright State buried 10 out of 23 attempts (43.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Raiders ended up shooting 38 out of 64 from the field which had them sitting at 59.4%. The Raiders permitted Air Force to make 22 of 68 tries from the field which had them sitting at 32.4% for the game. They finished 26.9% from distance by going 7 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 32 from the free throw line (62.5%). Regarding team rebounding, Wright State allowed Air Force to get 29 in all (17 offensive).

Dominic Pangonis ended up having an impact for the Raiders for the matchup. He made 9 of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 90.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 30 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for the game.

Wright State has a mark of 1-0 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Raiders are hitting on 59.4% from the field, which ranks 13th in the nation. Wright State has totaled 102 pts for the campaign and they grab 42.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 21.0 times per game (69th in college) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. The Raiders have committed 21.0 personal fouls per game and they go 76.2% from the free throw line.

The Raiders on defense are ranked 194th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 32.4% from the field (65th in D-1). The Wright State defense allows 26.9% on three-point shots (7 of 26) and opponents are making 62.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 9.0 assists and 36.0 rebounds per game, ranking them 98th and 211th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic (+2.5)

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