Fairleigh Dickinson basketball

SportsLine's Matt Severance has revealed his Florida Atlantic Owls vs. FDU Knights picks for the second round of March Madness 2023.

FAU is near the bottom of the country with a 6.6% block rate, and Fairleigh Dickinson is shooting 51.3% inside the arc in 2022-23. FAU also projects to have a considerable advantage on the defensive glass, securing more than 75% of missed shots this season, and the Owls give up fewer than eight assists per game to opponents. The Owls led Conference USA in offensive efficiency this season, and FAU is very strong in shooting metrics, including 37.0% from 3-point range and 54.0% inside the arc. Fairleigh Dickinson had an excellent defensive game in the win over Purdue. The Knights held Purdue to 58 points, including 36% from the field and 5-26 from 3-point range. Here are several [college basketball odds](https://www.sportsline.com/college-basketball/odds) and trends for FDU vs. FDU](https://www.sportsline.com/college-basketball/game-forecast/NCAAB_20230319_FDU@FAU/) and revealed his coveted picks and predictions for the NCAA Tournament 2023. You can [head to SportsLine to see the picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2023-ncaa-tournament-fairleigh-dickinson-vs-florida-atlantic-game-line-odds-proven-college-basketball-expert-releases-pick-for-sundays-second-round-matchup/#ttag=03182023_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_ncaa_mattseverance_FAUFairleighDickinsonCBB). Before making any FAU vs. 16 seed [Fairleigh Dickinson Knights](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/FDU/fairleigh-dickinson-knights/) in the East Region of the 2023 [NCAA Tournament](/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/). He is SportsLine's top college basketball expert and is on a sizzling 159-99-1 (+2157) roll on his picks. 1 seed [Purdue](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/PURDUE/purdue-boilermakers/) to advance with a 21-15 overall record.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs. Florida Atlantic Owls NCAAM basketball game on March 19, 2023.

“Last year, we were 4-22,” he said, “and we’re right there to go to the Sweet 16. "We went toe to toe with a top-five team in the country, and this team is a top 25 team in the country. 16 to win twice in the tournament. FAU: The Owls will carry a nine-game winning streak into their matchup against the fourth-seeded Volunteers, who took out Duke on Saturday. 1 overall seed Virginia, the Retrievers lost to Kansas State in the second round. We went toe to toe the last few days with two great teams and didn’t back down, didn’t go away. The Knights followed up a win in the play-in game at Dayton by ousting the Big Ten champion Boilermakers and taking FAU to the wire. "We went into an SEC school and won and have been in some very tough environments. The Knights got within 76-70, and still had a chance when Greenlee missed two free throws. “I apologized to him for that but also reminded him we’re the adults," May said. “It’s a nice place,” Davis said of the world's most famous arena. 16 seed 78-70 on Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament.

The 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (21-15) and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls (32-3) square off in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

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University of Dayton band helped fuel Fairleigh Dickinson to its upset win over Purdue.

The band then learned FDU's fight song only a few hours before their victory over Purdue, which earned them the right to compete in the second round of the tournament. The Flyers band supported FDU during their upset over Purdue, and did so again on Sunday night as they played [Florida Atlantic](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/FAU/florida-atlantic-owls/). Prominence that also includes the team's band, which is actually being loaned to them by [Dayton](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/DAYTON/dayton-flyers/). "Whenever someone calls and wants us to play for them, I always ask, 'Ok, first thing you need to do is send us your fight song so that we can learn it,'" Morris said. Willie Morris, the director of the Flyers' pep band. [Purdue](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/PURDUE/purdue-boilermakers/) on Friday night, [Fairleigh Dickinson](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/FDU/fairleigh-dickinson-knights/) of Madison, New Jersey, was quickly vaulted to national prominence in the [NCAA Tournament](/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/).

After upsetting Memphis in the first round, FAU will take on the 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Sunday night.

When they meet FAU on Sunday, they’ll be looking to give the Owls’ big men, Vladislav Goldin and Giancarlo Rosado, the same troubles. We’re not the biggest team on paper, when you look at our heights and weights. And that’s been a big key to our success.” “Life-changing,” described FDU junior forward Sean Moore of the victory. Despite finishing with a 21-point, 15-rebound double-double, Edey’s disappearance down the stretch ultimately proved fatal. “We’ll give our best shot, and trust that will be good enough.”

March Madness 2023 has produced of Cinderella stories, but none have been quite like Fairleigh Dickinson. In front of nearly 20,000 fans at Columbus, ...

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