Florida Atlantic vs. Wichita State betting: College basketball preview for February 20

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A pair of streaking teams hit the court when the Florida Atlantic Owls (15-10, 8-4 AAC) host the Wichita State Shockers (15-10, 5-7 AAC) on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET. The Shockers are 7.5-point underdogs and will try to keep their five-game win streak intact against the Owls, who have won five straight. The matchup’s point total is set at 155.5.

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Florida Atlantic vs. Wichita State betting lines

  • Florida Atlantic moneyline odds to win: -352
  • Wichita State moneyline odds to win: +277
  • Spread: Florida Atlantic (-7.5)
  • Total: 155.5

Florida Atlantic statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Florida Atlantic sports a better record against the spread at home (4-5-0) than it does in away games (3-7-0).
  • The Owls have exceeded the over/under in five of nine home games (55.6%). They’ve done better in road games, topping the total in six of 10 matchups (60%).
  • Florida Atlantic has performed worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, posting a home record of 6-2, compared to going 5-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Owls have seen a decrease in scoring lately, putting up 79.2 points per game in their last 10 outings, 2.2 points fewer than the 81.4 they’ve scored this year.
  • Florida Atlantic’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (73.2) is 3.0 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (76.2).
  • While the Owls are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (8.6 per game) compared to their season-long average (9.0), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (35.8% from deep over the last 10, 35.4% on the season).

Florida Atlantic betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-14-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 9-9-0; As Underdog: 1-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-10-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-5 (Home: 6-2; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (76th in nation) 43.2 (146th) 33.8 (86th) 32.2 (251st) 16.7 (25th) 11.4 (193rd)

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Wichita State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Wichita State’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .385 (5-8-0). Away, it is .500 (4-4-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Shockers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (38.5%, five of 13) than away (62.5%, five of eight).
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Shockers have a better winning percentage at home (.667, 2-1 record) than away (.400, 2-3).

Recent trends

  • The Shockers are putting up 69.3 points per contest over their last 10 games, which is 5.4 fewer points than their average for the season (74.7).
  • Wichita State has played better defensively over its previous 10 games, allowing 69.6 points per contest, 3.6 fewer points than its season average of 73.2 allowed.
  • In their previous 10 games, the Shockers are draining 4.4 three-pointers per contest, 0.7 fewer threes than their season average (5.1). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (29.5%) compared to their season average (30.1%).

Wichita State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-13-1 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-10-1; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-14-0 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-5 (Home: 7-3; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 2-1; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (168th in nation) 43.1 (142nd) 35.2 (39th) 31.1 (183rd) 12.2 (284th) 11.2 (171st)
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