The FAU Owls (3-1, 3-1 C-USA) and FIU Panthers (0-3, 0-1) meet in Miami for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff Friday. Below, we analyze the FAU-FIU college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
FAU at FIU: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 5:33 a.m. ET.
- Money line: FAU -334 (bet $334 to win $100) | FIU +265 (bet $100 to win $265)
- Against the spread/ATS: FAU -8.5 (-110) | FIU +8.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 40.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
FAU at FIU: Three things to know
- FAU leads the all-time series 13-4. FIU would have a fifth win in the series by its 2005 victory was vacated. The Owls have won each of the past three meetings, winning by an average of 31.0 PPG during the impressive span. The Owls have covered four of the past five meetings in this series, and the Over is 4-0 in the past four in Miami.
- The Owls are having a power outage on offense this season. While they won last week against Western Kentucky, they struggled in the 10-6 victory, and the game was scoreless at halftime. In fact, FAU is averaging just 5.8 points in the first half this season, and 16.0 PPG overall. The Under is a perfect 4-0 for Willie Taggart’s bunch thanks to a defense yielding just 11.5 PPG, fourth in the country.
- FIU hasn’t played since Oct. 23, an embarrassing 19-10 loss at home against FCS Jacksonville State. The Panthers are averaging 24.0 PPG, and they have yielded 28.7 PPG. They have covered once this season, a 36-34 near-miss at Liberty back on Sept. 26.
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FAU at FIU: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
FAU 23, FIU 12
Money line (ML)
FAU (-334) has looked disjointed on offense all season, and it consistently gets off to slow starts. Facing FIU should be the elixir to cure the Owls’ ills, but you cannot justify risking more than three times your potential return. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
FAU -8.5 (-110) is a risky play, so go lightly, but the Owls should be able to move the ball a little more freely against FIU. The Panthers should be a little rusty since they haven’t played in three weeks, and that also is in the favor of the Owls.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 40.5 (-110) seems like an unreal play in this day and age of college football. There are some games where you’ll see this line hit by halftime. But keep thumping Unders in FAU games, as it’s just so stagnant on offense. Remember, this is a team which saw double aughts on the scoreboard last week against Western Kentucky, and it is playing this one on a short week.
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