The Bryant Bulldogs and FIU Golden Panthers meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. The Bryant Bulldogs look to build on their 2-1 start. The FIU Golden Panthers look for their third win.
The Bryant Bulldogs are averaging 77.5 points on 52.1 percent shooting and allowing 48.5 points on 37.5 percent shooting. Sherif Gross-Bullock is averaging 20.7 points and 4 assists, while Charles Pride is averaging 19 points and 3 assists. Earl Timberlake is the third double-digit scorer and Kvonn Cramer is grabbing 6 rebounds. The Bryant Bulldogs are shooting 43.2 percent from beyond the arc and 69.2 percent from the free throw line. The Bryant Bulldogs are allowing 28.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.
The FIU Golden Panthers are averaging 82 points on 51.8 percent shooting and allowing 82.3 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Denver Jones is averaging 18 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Arturo Dean is averaging 13 points and 4.7 rebounds. John Williams Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Javaunte Hawkins is grabbing 1 rebound. The FIU Golden Panthers are shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc and 57.1 percent from the free throw line. The FIU Golden Panthers are allowing 44.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.
The Bulldogs are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games and 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games overall. The Panthers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Bulldogs last 7 overall. The under is 4-1 in Panthers last 5 home games.
The Bryant Bulldogs just got smoked by FAU on the road, and that’s not encouraging when you consider one of their two wins was against a division 2 opponent. The FIU Golden Panthers aren’t as good as FAU, but they have a couple of guys who can take over a game, and they’re shooting the ball well overall. At home, I’d assume FIU would get some respect. Give me the bucket.