Wear Red Tonight!

Part 2 of Bury the Burrow in Red is tonight. Now, it's the men's turn.

Make sure you wear red! I suggest if you see someone not wearing red to pinch them like it's St. Patrick's Day and they're not wearing green.

Here's the breakdown for tonight's rivalry game:

FAU (4-13, 0-5 Sun Belt) needs to focus on FIU's Freddy Aspirilla. He's a freshman that stands at 6'10". That's bigger than any of our players. He's nearly averaging a double-double this season.

Another big part of FIU's team is senior forward Alex Galindo. He's the Golden Panthers' leading scorer averaging 16.8 points per game (PPG).

FIU (6-12, 1-4 Sun Belt) will be focused on FAU's senior forward Paul Graham III, who is the Owls leading scorer averaging the same as Galindo, 16.8 PPG.

I think FAU's senior guard Carderro Nwoji will have another big game. He's scored over 20 points in two of the past three games.

FIU has the definite size advantage and that's something the Owls have had trouble matching up against this year. Look for FAU to play a lot of four guard lineups to keep the big men of FIU on the perimeter and off the boards.

FIU will be without 7 -footer Russel Hicks, who is sidelined with a stress fracture to his foot. He could have been the difference maker, especially with no Carlos Monroe, who is also out with a foot injury, his is called plantar fasciitis, for atleast three weeks for the Owls.

FIU leads the all-time series 12-9, but FAU has won when it matters most lately, defeating FIU in the Sun-Belt Conference Tournament in each of the past two years. Last year's Sun Belt battle was a blowout win for FAU, 91-64. No doubt the Golden Panthers will be hunting down the Owls for revenge.

I'm giving the advantage tonight to the Owls. FIU is winless on the road this year (0-8) and have lost their last 10 road games dating back to last season. And yup, you guessed it, FIU's last home win was in the Burrow against FAU. Still, the Owls play well at home and are 35-9 when playing at Boca in the last three years. FAU has lost their last two at home, but the fans should play a factor tonight.

Both teams have had injury issues on the year. This should prove to be one of the more exciting Sun-Belt games on the season, even without the two premier players Hicks and Monroe. The battle to stay out of last place in the SBC happens tonight in the Burrow starting at 7pm.