North Texas Mean Green vs FIU Panthers Prediction, 11/20/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs FIU Panthers

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021

Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, FL

TV: ESPN3

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+9.5)

Total/Over-Under: 58

Riccardo Silva Stadium is the site where the FIU Panthers (1-9) will attempt to beat the North Texas Mean Green (4-6) on Saturday. FIU opens this matchup as 9.5-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 58.

The North Texas Mean Green step onto the field holding a record of 4-6 for this season. In their last contest, the Mean Green took on the UTEP Miners and notched a win by a score of 20-14. Austin Aune went 15/33 with 240 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 169.9 and finished the game without throwing an interception. Deandre Torrey was the rushing leader for the Mean Green with 18 carries for 61 yards (3.4 yards per attempt). When the final whistle blew, they had 82 plays which gave them a total of 423 yds. The North Texas Mean Green ended up running the ball 49 times and totaled 183 yds, which earned them an average of 3.7 yds per carry. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Mean Green conceded 113 yards on 27 attempts, which averages out to 4.2 yds per rush surrendered. North Texas relinquished 17 pass completions on 25 tries for a total of 116 yards, and a completion rate of 68.0%.

Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the North Texas Mean Green have an average of 24.9 points per contest. As a unit they maintain an average of 223.4 yards in the run game ranking this team at 13th in college football. The Mean Green have tallied 4,219 total yards for the season. When it comes to getting in the endzone, North Texas has amassed 10 passing touchdowns and 19 rushing touchdowns. North Texas has earned 230 1st downs as a team, and they have been hurt by 82 infractions for 760 yds. They have surrendered the ball 14 different times.

In terms of passing yardage, the Mean Green have given up 2,357 yards which puts them in 86th in the nation. They are conceding 235.7 yards per outing through the air in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 61.5%. Overall, they have relinquished 392.7 yards per contest which has them ranked 90th in the nation. They have granted 21 touchdowns by air in addition to 16 touchdowns on the ground. The opposition is running for 4.1 yards per running attempt and 157.0 yards on the ground per game on the campaign. Overall, they have conceded 1,570 running yards through 10 games. The Mean Green are sitting in 103rd in college football concerning team defense, giving up 30.0 points per game.

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The Panthers come into this game with a record of 1-9 for this season. When they last played, the Panthers walked away with a loss by a score of 47-10 when they faced the MTSU Blue Raiders. Max Bortenschlager ended the contest with 68 yds on 9/20 through the air while his QB rate was 53.6. He threw 2 picks and his Y/A was 3.4. Eric Wilson Jr. carried the rock 10 times for 42 yds, finishing the game with 4.2 yds per carry for FIU. FIU ran the ball for 2.1 yards per carry, finishing with a total of 67 yds on 32 carries. The Panthers finished the game with a total of 155 yds and they ran 54 plays (2.9 yards per play). The Panthers secondary conceded a completion rate of 52.4%, surrendering 283 yds on 22 for 42 through the air. FIU gave up 41 attempts on the ground for 282 yds (6.9 yards per rush).

When looking at putting points on the board, the Panthers are ranking 111th in Division 1 by scoring 22.0 points per contest. During the season to this point, the Panthers have thrown for 2,764 yards via the pass in addition to an average of 276.4 passing yards per game, putting them at 24th in the country. The FIU Panthers average 377.4 yards per outing, which has them sitting 88th in the nation. The FIU offense has totaled 556 yds of penalties on 60 infractions, which ranks them 75th in the nation in terms of giving up free yards.

FIU has allowed the opposition a total of 2,058 yards on the ground (205.8 yards/game) in addition to 22 touchdowns on the ground this year. They have yielded 24 touchdowns through the air in addition to 279.9 yards per game, which has them ranked 135th in the nation. The Panthers defense has participated in 758 plays, which ranks them 132nd in the nation. The Panthers are conceding 39.0 PPG, which puts them 138th in college football. In total, they have surrendered 390 total points.

Who will win tonight's Mean Green/Panthers college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Mean Green -9.5

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