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Stephen Nover's CBB Game of the Week
(NCAAB) Florida International vs. Jacksonville State,
Point Spread: -4.00 | -110.00 Jacksonville State (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -4.00 | -110.00 Jacksonville State (Home)
Result: Loss
This is a matchup of the bottom two teams in Conference USA. But it has a clear right side - Jacksonville State. The Gamecocks won and covered both regular-season games against Florida International out-rebounding the Panthers by 27 boards.
Jacksonville State's strength is its 32nd-ranked defense that yields just 66.1 points a game. FIU has no strengths. The Panthers are a below average shooting team, terrible from the free throw line and give up 10 more points per game than Jacksonville State. The Panthers rank 349th in defensive field goal percentage and 369th in 3-point defense.
FIU is not in good form having dropped 10 of its last 13 games.
Jacksonville State's strength is its 32nd-ranked defense that yields just 66.1 points a game. FIU has no strengths. The Panthers are a below average shooting team, terrible from the free throw line and give up 10 more points per game than Jacksonville State. The Panthers rank 349th in defensive field goal percentage and 369th in 3-point defense.
FIU is not in good form having dropped 10 of its last 13 games.
