UAB is 11th in adjusted tempo, 30th in adjusted offensive efficiency, averages 86.6 ppg, and is 10-3 to the over. UAB also is seventh in the country shooting 25.5 free throws a game and 44th in free-throw percentage at 75.1%.
FAU averages 78.5 ppg and is 48th in adjusted offensive efficiency. The Owls scored at least 73 points in nine straight games before beating Northern Kentucky 67-52 on Dec. 21 and North Texas 50-46 on Dec. 29. But Northern Kentucky is 359th in adjusted tempo, and North Texas is 363rd in temp and 26th in adjusted defensive efficiency. There will be a lot more scoring opportunities in a fast paced game here. FAU is also 40th in field goal percentage and 57th in three-point percentage.
Expect more than 149 points.