FIU vs North Florida 11/28/2021 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
North Florida Ospreys (1-6) vs. FIU Panthers (5-1)
November 28, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: FIU Panthers -3.5 / North Florida Ospreys +3.5; Over/Under: -137.5
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The North Florida Ospreys and the FIU Panthers meet in college basketball action from Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Sunday afternoon.
The North Florida Ospreys will look to rebound from an 86-52 loss at the hands of Kentucky last time out. Carter Hendricksen has 13 PPG and 4.1 RPG as the leading scorer and rebounder, also the lone double-digit scorer for UNF so far this season. Jose Placer has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 3.1 APG as well this season. As a team, North Florida is averaging 72.8 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field, 34.7% from three and 71.6% from the foul line while allowing 58.8 PPG on 35.15 shooting from the field and 28.2% from three this season.
The FIU Panthers will look to build on their 65-56 win over North Dakota last time out. Tevin Brewer leads the Panthers in scoring with 15.8 PPG as well as in assists with 5.3 APG while Daniel Parrish has 15 PPG and Denver Jones has 10.3 PPG with 4.5 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for FIU up to this point in the season. Clevon Brown also has 8 PPG and a team-high 6.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, FIU is averaging 64.6 PPG on 40.65 shooting from the field, 35.8% from three and 74.7% from the foul line while allowing 73.9 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field and 31.7% from three this season.
North Florida is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 Sunday games. Florida International is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.
This line feels odd. The FIU Panthers are the far better team, but they’re only being asked to give up 3.5 points in this one. The Ospreys have a brutal record but all of their losses have come against the better teams like country like Kentucky, UCLA, Arizona State and Texas A&M while FIU doesn’t have that resume. I’m not sure if they pull it out, but those games against the big boys will serve North Florida well in a game like this. Give me the Ospreys and the points here.
