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Florida Atlantic hosts Albany (NY) after Sissoko’s 20-point outing

Albany (NY) Great Danes (2-8) at Florida Atlantic Owls (7-3)

Boca Raton, Florida; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -15.5; over/under is 150.5

BOTTOM LINE: Florida Atlantic faces Albany (NY) after Yohann Sissoko scored 20 points in Florida Atlantic’s 112-55 victory against the Saint Leo Lions.

The Owls have gone 4-1 in home games. Florida Atlantic scores 81.8 points and has outscored opponents by 11.3 points per game.

The Great Danes are 0-5 on the road. Albany (NY) is seventh in the America East giving up 77.3 points while holding opponents to 45.3% shooting.

Florida Atlantic is shooting 46.0% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 45.3% Albany (NY) allows to opponents. Albany (NY) averages 72.6 points per game, 2.1 more than the 70.5 Florida Atlantic gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kanaan Carlyle averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, scoring 15.6 points while shooting 25.9% from beyond the arc. Devin Vanterpool is shooting 47.2% and averaging 16.8 points.

Amir Lindsey is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 2.6 rebounds for the Great Danes. Jaden Kempson is averaging 9.7 points and 4.0 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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