The CUSA’s second-leading rusher, Ray Lawry (669 yards, 7 TDs), will be on display when the Old Dominion Monarchs play the Florida International Golden Panthers. This rough season has shown no signs of improvement for FIU (3-4). In recent weeks, it has lost three of its last four. The game will begin Saturday, Oct 24 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
FIU was defeated by Middle Tennessee 42-34 last week. Thomas Owens had a big game in the loss, totaling 10 receptions for 118 yards and one TD. Alex Gardner had a big game as well, totaling 93 rushing yards and a TD on 16 attempts. Old Dominion is hoping for another victory like last week’s performance, when it picked up a close victory against Charlotte 37-34. David Washington had a solid outing, racking up 39 total yards. He got most of his yards running the ball, registering 37 yards. Zach Pascal also had a big game with 231 receiving yards and three TDs on 11 receptions.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is presently unavailable.
Heading into Week 8 of the college football season, the Golden Panthers are 3-4 Straight Up (SU) and 5-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Golden Panthers are known for their passing game. Their 38.9 passing attempts per game are the 16th-most in the nation. As for the FIU defense, there are important areas to keep an eye on. The Monarchs will be matching up against a stout FIU pass defense, which only allowed 227.6 passing yards over their last five matchups.
On the other side, the Monarchs are a nightmare ATS this season with a 0-6 record to go along with a 3-3 SU record. Lately, the Monarchs have had a better pass defense. They’re allowing only 195.8 passing YPG over their last five matchups. Yellow flags are typically a rare sight when the Monarchs are playing. They average the 15th-fewest penalties in the nation with 4.7 per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Florida International, ATS Winner – Florida International
Notes
Florida International is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games.
Florida International is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Florida International is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games at home.
Old Dominion is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road.
Old Dominion is 1-0 SU when leading at the half this season. FIU is 2-1 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Remarkably, Old Dominion is winless (0-2 SU) in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet undefeated (2-0 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
