FAU at Alabama 11/11/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Florida Atlantic Owls visit Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Monday to play the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Owls (1-1) lost to the Miami Hurricanes on Friday 74-60 in their most recent outing. The Owls were down by 16 points during the second half but rallied with an 18-5 run and were as close as three points with over ten minutes remaining. Karlis Silins led the Owls with 12 points.

Cornelius Taylor is the leading scorer for FAU with an average of 15.0 points per game. Madiaw Niang is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.5 points per game, while Richardson Maitre is the assists leader with an average of 3.5 per game. Karlis Silins is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.5 points per game. 

Alabama (0-1) lost its opening game of the season to Penn 81-80. The Crimson Tide’s Kira Lewis Jr. missed a pair of free throws with just 2.4 seconds to play after scoring 30 points and hitting a 3-pointer to put the Crimson Tide ahead. Lewis hit a 3-pointer with just 20 seconds to play but Penn answered back to take a one-point lead and Lewis missed a pair from the charity stripe.

Kira Lewis Jr. leads Alabama in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 30.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Alex Reese leads the Tide in steals and blocked shots with average of 4.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. Jaden Shackelford is second in scoring with an average of 16.0 points per game.