FIU vs Old Dominion 11/6/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Florida International Panthers battle the Old Dominion Monarchs Saturday in week 10 C-USA college football action at Riccardo Silva Stadium. The Old Dominion Monarchs need a win after losing five of their last six games. The Florida International Panthers need a win to snap a seven-game losing streak.

The Old Dominion Monarchs have lost all four road games this season. DJ Mack Jr. is completing 51.5 percent of his passes for 859 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions. Zack Kuntz and Ali Jennings III have combined for 874 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Stone Smartt has 12 receptions. The Old Dominion Monarchs ground game is averaging 169.5 yards per contest, and Blake Watson leads the way with 551 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Old Dominion is allowing 30 points and 354.5 yards per game. Ryan Henry leads the Old Dominion Monarchs with 51 tackles, Amorie Morrison has 4 sacks and R’Tarriun Johnson has 2 interceptions.

The Florida International Panthers have lost three straight home games. Max Bortenschlager is completing 52.6 percent of his passes for 2,154 yards, 15 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Tyrese Chambers and Bryce Singleton have combined for 1,284 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, while Randall St. Felix has 18 receptions. The Florida International Panthers ground game is averaging 104.5 yards per contest, and D’vonte Price leads the way with 637 yards and 6 touchdowns. Defensively, FIU is allowing 36.6 points and 484.8 yards per game. Richard Dames leads the Florida International Panthers with 61 tackles, Davon Strickland has 2 sacks and Dorian Hall has 4 pass deflections.

The Monarchs are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite and 6-16 ATS in their last 22 conference games. The Panthers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Monarchs last 5 games as a favorite. The over is 12-4 in Panthers last 16 games overall. The road team is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 meetings.

This is another rough game in the week 10 college football schedule and one I’m not looking to bet personally. You can argue the Old Dominion Monarchs are the better team, but they don’t handle the favorite role well and their offense doesn’t finish drives or move the ball consistently. The Florida International Panthers have their issues obviously and were just shutout by Marshall last week. However, this is the best chance FIU has to end this losing streak, and I would give the Panthers the edge in terms of talent. I’ll grab the points here in a game FIU probably should win outright.