Memphis Tigers vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 1/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Tigers vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026

Location: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN+

Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena is the site where the Florida Atlantic Owls (10-6) will meet the Memphis Tigers (7-7) on Sunday.

The Memphis Tigers faced off with Rice and walked away with a win by a score of 76-70 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 26 while Rice recorded 23 personal fouls. They buried 9 of 29 attempts from 3-point land. Rice went 76.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of 30 attempts. Additionally, Rice collected 27 boards (11 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Rice distributed 10 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Memphis allowed 36.5% from the field on 19 out of 52 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 32 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 26 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. Memphis ended the game with a 46.9% field goal percentage (23 out of 49) and made 4 out of their 13 three-point shots.

Dug McDaniel is one guy who was a factor for this game. He shot 50.0% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He played for 36 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Memphis heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-7 this year. They currently have an average of 74.1 points per game (254th in Division 1) while hitting 43.1% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 31.8% on shots from downtown (95 of 299) and 69.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Memphis is snagging 37.9 rebounds per game and has 194 dimes on the year, which ranks 293rd in college in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.8% on shots from distance and they are 179th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.2). The Tigers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.7% (334 of 821) and they relinquish 36.1 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 140th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 196 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida Atlantic Owls went home victorious with a score of 76-71 when they played UAB. The Owls corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 40 for the game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. UAB committed 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Owls to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a rate of 79.2%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Florida Atlantic made 9 of their 32 tries (28.1%). Overall, the Owls went 24 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.3%. The Owls permitted UAB to bury 22 of 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.7% in this matchup. They shot 31.8% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 20 of 28 from the free throw line (71.4%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Florida Atlantic permitted UAB to collect 38 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Kanaan Carlyle was important for the Owls for this game. He accumulated 25 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for this game. He knocked down 7 of 17 in this contest for a field goal rate of 41.2%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Florida Atlantic has a record of 10-6 for the season. The Owls have committed 17.9 fouls every game while shooting 74.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per contest (215th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per contest. Florida Atlantic has earned 1,330 pts for the season (83.1 per contest) and they pull down 39.7 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Owls are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 113th in the nation.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 170th in the country in PPG allowed with 72.9. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (144th in the country). The Florida Atlantic defense surrenders 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (126 of 363) and opponents are knocking down 72.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.8 dimes and 33.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 58th and 111th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic and under the total points

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