The FIU Panthers and the Eastern Michigan Eagles meet in college basketball action from the EMU Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon.
The FIU Panthers come into this game looking to add to their 72-65 win over Stetson in their last matchup. Tevin Brewer leads FIU in scoring and assists with 16.7 PPG and 5.7 RPG along with 4 RPG while Daniel Parrish has 15 PPG in his lone outing and Denver Jones has 10.6 PPG with 3.1 RPG and 3.3 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for FIU so far this season. Clevon Brown also has 9 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead the Panthers on the glass this year. As a team, FIU is averaging 74.4 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 36% from three and 69.7% from the foul line while allowing 60.7 PPG on 38% shooting from the field and 26.1% from three this season.
The Eastern Michigan Eagles will look to add to a 60-56 win over Niagara last time out. Noah Farrakhan leads the Eagles in scoring with 15.7 PPG along with 3.9 RPG while Monty Scott has 15.4 PPG with a team-high 2.8 APG and Bryce McBride’s chipping in 11.8 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for EMU so far this season. Colin Golson JR. also has 9.7 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Nate Scott leads EMU in rebounding with 5.1 RPG this season. As a team, Eastern Michigan is averaging 71.7 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 71.7% from the foul line while allowing 76.7 PPG on 43.8% from the floor and 33.5% from three this season.
FIU is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a win while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 Saturday games. Eastern Michigan is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a win while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 home games against a team with a losing road record.
This is an interesting matchup as FIU is red hot right now but Eastern Michigan’s been so good at home this season. I’m leaning towards FIU given their recent form, but outside of that, this is probably a game that’s better to watch rather than bet.