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"Dec 29, 5:00 PM | Fant-Ewing ColiseumFlorida Atlantic Owls vs Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Odds6-7TEAM RECORD1-7A key college battle sees the visiting Florida Atlantic Owls travelling to Louisiana-Monroe Saturday to take on the Warhawks.The Owls will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 2-5 ATS against the number this season, while the Warhawks are 3-3 ATS. Florida Atlantic is 3-3 on the totals; Louisiana-Monroe is 2-2.View Florida Atlantic vs Louisiana-Monroe Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Bettors looking to back visiting Florida Atlantic before tip-off in this one found them as 5-point favorites over at Sportsbook.ag earlier.Power Rankings / Prediction:According to new college basketball power rankings here, it&amp;#039;s the No. 330-ranked Warhawks and the No. 225-rated Owls in this matchup. Computer formulas aimed at predicting NCAAB scores point to a 61-49 win for the Owls on Saturday.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Louisiana-Monroe&amp;#039;s No. 314-rated squad against Florida Atlantic&amp;#039;s No. 91-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Louisiana-Monroe rates No. 219 in the country with 5.8 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 124 nationally with 6.6 per match.Defensively, Florida Atlantic features the nation&amp;#039;s No. 243-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.4 points per game. Louisiana-Monroe, meanwhile, comes in at No. 343 nationally in scoring at home.Florida Atlantic was a 61-54 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Troy. They covered the 4.5-point spread as underdogs. The Trojans were burned for 26 points by Greg Gantt on Thursday as the Owls put another game in the win column, 61-54, at Trojan Arena.Louisiana-Monroe was a 76-69 loser in their most recent outing on the road against UAB. They covered the 19.5-point spread as underdogs. Trent Mackey scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Warhawks to a win (they lost 76-69 to UAB at Bartow Arena on Thursday).Florida Atlantic Owls Trends:When playing on Saturday are 2-8Before playing Hofstra are 2-4After playing Troy are 5-5After a win are 5-5Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Trends:When playing on Saturday are 2-8Before playing South Alabama are 3-6After a loss are 2-8A few Owls at Warhawks trends to consider:Florida Atlantic is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the roadThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisiana-Monroe&amp;#039;s last 6 games when playing Florida AtlanticLouisiana-Monroe is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida AtlanticLouisiana-Monroe is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida AtlanticLouisiana-Monroe is 2-18 SU in its last 20 games Next up:Florida Atlantic home to Hofstra, Tuesday, January 1Louisiana-Monroe home to South Alabama, Thursday, January 3"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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