Fla. International Golden Panthers vs Florida Atlantic Owls Betting Picks & Predictions
Fla. International is on the road playing Florida Atlantic at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 2:00pm EST. Florida Atlantic -16.5 was the
Game outlook
Fla. International is on the road playing Florida Atlantic at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 2:00pm EST. Florida Atlantic -16.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Florida Atlantic -17.5.
In college basketball action, the Florida International Panthers and Florida Atlantic Owls face off at FAU Arena on Saturday. FIU is 4-5 overall this season and is coming off a loss to Howard. So far, FAU is 9-1. In their last game, the Owls defeated St. Thomas FL.
The start of Florida was quite promising
Florida International began the year with losses to NC State and Bryant. After losing to Eastern Michigan, Florida Gulf Coast, and Howard, the Panthers ended on a three-game losing streak.
In the second half of the Howard game, the Panthers were down 30-26. From there, FIU trailed 41-33 and lost 71-59. Petar Krivokapic added 13 points, and Denver Jones scored 21 points.
In their second game, Florida Atlantic lost to Ole Miss. The other 10 games were wins over Lynn, Florida, Bryant, Detroit, Albany, South Alabama, Eastern Michigan, FGCU and St. Thomas.
Owls have scored heavily
Matching up against St. Thomas, the Owls scored 50 points in the first half and 47 more in the second half to win 97-74. Alijah Martin led the way with 18 points and five rebounds. Nicholas Boyd contributed 17 points and seven rebounds. After a stellar performance against St. Thomas FL, the Owls are on a roll so far this season. In that one, FAU shot 54.7 percent from the field with 39 rebounds and 21 assists. So far, the Owls have scored 73 points or more in each of their nine wins.