Florida International at Florida Atlantic Best Bet – 9/14/2024

The Florida International Panthers will be facing off against the Florida Atlantic Owls on September 14, 2024, at 6:00 pm ET. As per the betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, the Panthers are currently five point underdogs. Early action shows that 60% of spread bets are favoring the Panthers, while 40% are supporting the Owls. The total of 44 has led to 4% of bets on the under and 96% on the over. This matchup is set to be an exciting one with both teams looking to secure a win. Keep reading for our best bet for this Florida International vs Florida Atlantic.

Can FIU Move Above the .500 Mark?

The Florida International Panthers have split their first two games of the 2024 college football season. They started their season with a loss on the road to the Indiana Hoosiers but followed that up with a win over the Central Michigan Chippewas last week. Here, FIU will look for a second consecutive win, one that would move them to 2-1, with a chance to move to 3-1 as they face FCS Monmouth the game after that.

Continuing to get pressure on FAU quarterback Cam Fancher will be the key to getting a win in this game for Florida International. Fancher has really struggled in the first couple of games of the season against good defensive teams. And while Fancher is capable of extending plays with his legs, his passing numbers have not been impressive and the Panthers have the ability to exacerbate that with some pressure.

FAU Looking to Snap Early Season Losing Streak

The FAU Owls have had a very disappointing start to their 2024 season, dropping their first two games to Michigan State and Army. To be fair to FAU, those two teams are both very good defensively, leading to some offensive struggles for the Owls. But there are no excuses in football and the Owls need to find a way to put points on the board if they want to get their first win of the 2024 season.

If the Owls want to get their first win of the season in this FIU vs FAU game, Fancher is going to need to be better at the quarterback position. He has completed under 60% of his passes so far this year, averaging under 5.0 yards per pass attempt. While that has come against good defensive teams, FIU hasn't been horrible on defense themselves and further struggles from Fancher could mean another loss from the Panthers in this non-conference matchup.

Florida International vs Florida Atlantic Best Bet

The struggles at quarterback for Fancher and FAU are becoming a worrying trend going into Saturday's all-Florida matchup in college football. While we don't feel overly confident in FIU either, we will take the points with the Panthers in what we expect to be another low-scoring performance from the Owls on Saturday evening.

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