Florida Atlantic vs Northern Colorado 3/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Northern Colorado Bears and Florida Atlantic Owls meet Sunday in the college basketball CBI First Round at the Ocean Center. The Northern Colorado Bears enter the tournament winning six of their last nine games. The Florida Atlantic Owls enter the tournament splitting their last eight games.

The Northern Colorado Bears are averaging 78.7 points on 48.1 percent shooting and allowing 76.8 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Daylen Kountz is averaging 21.2 points and 2.5 assists, while Matt Johnson II is averaging 13.8 points and 3.2 rebounds. Dru Kuxhausen is the third double-digit scorer and Bodie Hume is grabbing 6 rebounds. The Northern Colorado Bears are shooting 38.5 percent from beyond the arc and 71.4 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Colorado Bears are allowing 37.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.7 rebounds per game.

The Florida Atlantic Owls are averaging 74.1 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 67.8 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Alijah Martin is averaging 13.9 points and 5.3 rebounds, while Michael Forrest is averaging 13.2 points and 3.4 rebounds. Bryan Greenlee is dishing 3.3 assists and Giancarlo Rosado is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Florida Atlantic Owls are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 71.1 percent from the free throw line. The Florida Atlantic Owls are allowing 36.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.

The Bears are 34-16-1 ATS in their last 51 games following a ATS loss. The Owls are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games. The over is 21-7 in Bears last 28 overall. The over is 4-1 in Owls last 5 overall.

The Florida Atlantic Owls ended the season playing good basketball, which included winning their last five games by an average of 9.2 points and shooting 47.3 percent from the field. FAU also wins in the favorite role by an average of 9.8 points, and this is pretty much a home game for the Owls. If there are fans in the building, you should expect some support for FAU probably more than any other team. The line is reasonable. Give me the Owls.