Top FAU Prop Bets to Continue Cinderella Run In Final Four

• A parlay for Alijah Martin to make two or more three pointers as well as FAU to win comes in at +169 odds.
• Johnell Davis features -120 odds to register over 5.5 rebounds.
• A rebounds prop of 8 or more for Vladislav Goldin sports +108 odds.

HOUSTON – The Florida Atlantic University Owls are on the cusp of becoming one of the lowest seeded teams to make the championship, with the San Diego State Aztecs being their final hurdle. The two will play on Saturday with the best props for FAU take advantage of near-even odds for the top three players on the roster.

Despite being the ninth seed, FAU actually matches up quite well statistically against SDSU, being a faster-paced offensive team with similar defensive efficiency. The has led to online betting sites listing FAU as just two-point underdogs.

Top Props for FAU’s Big Three

The combination of Alijah Martin, Johnell Davis, and Vladislav Goldin have been the driving force for the Owls’ deep tournament run. This trio of sophomores have continuously proved their worth, putting up standout games against Kansas State and Tennessee among others.

For Alijah Martin, his presence behind the arc has been a major boon for the Owls and his strong season so far has him sitting at a great 37% three-point percentage. A parlay of him to make two or more three pointers and for FAU to win comes in at college basketball sportsbooks at a nice value of +169.

Martin has shot at least four threes in every March Madness game so far and has made at least two of them in four out of five total games. While SDSU has generally held their opponents to low 3PT%, FAU far exceeds both Alabama and Creighton in terms of efficiency from behind the arc.

With Alijah Martin being one of the most necessary players to step up for FAU, he can be expected to at least attempt four threes or more, giving him solid opportunity to reach the two needed on route to an FAU championship berth.

Rebounding Props

Vladislav Goldin and Johnell Davis both feature strong rebounding lines, which will have many chances to go over due to the Aztecs shooting poorly at under 40% in each of their last two games. With a betting projection of at least eight for Goldin and over 5.5 for Davis, each have been making their rebounding presence known throughout March.

Beginning with Goldin, he will mainly benefit from the big size advantage over 6’10” SDSU forward Nathan Mensah, as he stands at a whopping 7’1”. On top of this, Goldin has chipped in at least six rebounds in every March Madness round, with two of them being eight or more.

Goldin’s minutes have been on the rise as well now, with two straight games of 27+ compared to his tournament average of 19.3 over the first three games. If the game goes as Vegas is predicting with a low total in a defensive game, there should be plenty of rebounding opportunity for the huge center to take advantage of and cash in on the great +108 odds.

Johnell Davis follows much of the same idea being a tall 6’4” guard with plenty of rebounding, averaging over five rebounds on the year. No guard on the Aztecs averages four or more.

His track record also looks phenomenal, only having less than six rebounds in one game throughout the tournament with five against Memphis.

Overall, with FAU playing their hearts out for the chance to be one of the best Cinderella stories in recent memory, their props offer a lot of value, especially for their strong all-around rebounding. This lines up great for SDSU’s gritty defensive style of play that will naturally create many rebounding opportunities and can lead to capitalizing on the value found.