The Texas State Bobcats and FIU Panthers square off Saturday in a week 2 college football contest at Bobcat Stadium. The Florida International Panthers look for another win after escaping Bryant in their opener. The Texas State Bobcats look for a win after losing to Nevada in week 1.
The Florida International Panthers haven’t won a road game since November 2018. Grayson James is completing 51.6 percent of his passes for 207 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Tyrese Chambers and Kris Mitchell have combined for 166 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Josiah Miamen has 4 receptions. The Florida International Panthers ground game is averaging 67 yards per contest, and EJ Wilson Jr. leads the way with 43 yards on 11 carries. Defensively, FIU is allowing 37 points and 470 yards per game. Demetrius Hill leads the Florida International Panthers with 7 tackles, Alex Nobles has 1 sack and Jamal Potts has 2 pass deflections.
The Texas State Bobcats have lost 4 of their last 6 home games. Layne Hatcher is completing 64.7 percent of his passes for 289 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Ashtyn Hawkins and Rontavius Groves have combined for 151 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Charles Brown has 1 reception. The Texas State Bobcats ground game is averaging -12 yards per contest, and Jahmyl Jeter leads the way with 16 yards on 10 carries. Defensively, Texas State is allowing 38 points and 274 yards per game. Sione Tupou leads the Texas State Bobcats with 10 tackles, London Harris has 1 sack and Levi Bell has 1 sack.
The Panthers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 8-23 ATS in their last 31 games overall. The Bobcats are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games. The over is 16-5 in Panthers last 21 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Bobcats last 7 games overall.
Both teams are probably better than what they showed in their season opener, but it’s hard to ignore that the FIU Panthers nearly lost to Bryant in their season opener at home. The Texas State Bobcats will have more success on the ground this time and their defense is solid if the offense can actually keep them off the field a bit. Texas State isn’t a world beater, but FIU is hard to back given what we just saw in the opening game. I’ll lay the touchdowns with the Bobcats.