The UAB Blazers (12-2, 3-0 C-USA) meet the FAU Owls (12-1, 2-0) Thursday at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, Fla. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UAB vs. FAU odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Blazers sit atop the Conference USA standings with a 3-0 record, a half-game better than the Owls. That includes a convincing 90-67 win over UTSA as a 23-point favorite as the Under (157.5) cashed. That ended a 4-0 Over streak for UAB.
The Owls scratched out a 50-46 win at North Texas in Denton last Thursday, covering for the 10th consecutive outing. The Under has hit in 4 in a row for FAU, too.
FAU received votes in The AP Top 25 rankings for the first time in school history this week, and it received 3 votes in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.