FIU vs Ball State College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/18/21
Ball State Cardinals (1-1) vs. Florida International Panthers (1-1)
November 18, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Florida International Panthers +2.5 / Ball State Cardinals -2.5; Over/Under: -144.5
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The Ball State Cardinals and FIU Golden Panthers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the McArthur Center. The Ball State Cardinals look to get a game above a .500 record. The FIU Golden Panthers look to improve to 2-1 on the season.
The Ball State Cardinals are averaging 72 points on 42.9 percent shooting and allowing 75.5 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Luke Bumbalough is averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 assists, while Jalen Windham is averaging 13 points and 2 rebounds. Payton Sparks is dishing 1 assist and Miryne Thomas is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Ball State Cardinals are shooting 40.7 percent from beyond the arc and 54.2 percent from the free throw line. The Ball State Cardinals are allowing 30.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
The FIU Golden Panthers are averaging 81 points on 48.4 percent shooting and allowing 53 points on 32.8 percent shooting. Daniel Parrish is averaging 15 points and 3 rebounds, while Tevin Brewer is averaging 14 points and 3 rebounds. Denver Jones is the third double-digit scorer and Aquan Smart is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The FIU Golden Panthers are shooting 40.7 percent from beyond the arc and 60 percent from the free throw line. The FIU Golden Panthers are allowing 20.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.5 rebounds per game.
The Cardinals are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Panthers are 5-15-2 ATS in their last 22 games overall. The over is 22-5 in Cardinals last 27 overall. The over is 8-3 in Panthers last 11 neutral site games.
The Ball State Cardinals aren’t off to the best start in the world through two games, and they don’t have the scoring depth that’s going to scare anybody. The FIU Golden Panthers went toe to toe with Georgia in their season opener, and you could argue they’ll have the best player on the court for this game. FIU could easily win this game outright. Give me the free bucket.
