FIU Panthers vs Texas State Bobcats Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: FIU Panthers vs Texas State Bobcats

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Bobcats (-11)

Total/Over-Under: 55

The Texas State Bobcats (0-1) will take on the FIU Panthers (1-0) at Bobcat Stadium on Saturday. FIU opens this matchup as 11-point dogs. The total comes in at 55.

The FIU Panthers step onto the field holding a record of 1-0 this season. In their last game, the Panthers took on the Bryant Bulldogs and earned the victory with a final of 38-37. Eric Wilson Jr. led the offense in rushing for the Panthers with 11 attempts for 43 yards (3.9 yards per attempt). Grayson James connected on 16/31 with 207 yds through the air and 4 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 150.3 and ended the contest with no interceptions. In the running game, the Panthers gave up 121 yds on 37 attempts, which is an average of 3.3 yds per run surrendered. FIU allowed 29 pass completions on 41 tries for a total of 349 yards, and a completion rate of 70.7%. At the end of the game, they tallied 78 plays which gave them a total of 377 yards. The FIU Panthers rushed the ball a total of 26 different times and compiled 67 yds, which came out to an average of 2.6 yds per attempt.

When it comes to scoring, the FIU Panthers had an average of 20.3 points per game. As a team they maintained an average of 103.3 yards in the run game, which ranked them 120th in the nation. The Panthers tallied 4,422 total yards last season. FIU compiled 20 touchdowns via the pass and 11 touchdowns on the ground. FIU amassed 196 1st downs as an offense, and they were called for 71 infractions for 626 yards. They surrendered the football 22 times.

The Panthers were sitting in 126th in the nation concerning their opponents scoring, giving up 39.7 points per game. They gave up 5.4 yards per rush and 229.2 rushing yards per game last year. In total, they gave up 2,750 rushing yards through 12 games. When it comes to passing yards, the Panthers allowed 3,154 yds which put them in 95th in D-1. In their 12 games played last year, they conceded 262.8 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 68.7%. They granted 492.0 yards per contest which had them ranked 128th in college football. They relinquished 28 touchdowns through the air as well as 30 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Bobcats head into this game 0-1 for this season. When they last played, the Bobcats went home defeated by a final of 38-14 against the Nevada Wolf Pack. Layne Hatcher (2 TDs) finished the game with 289 yards on 33/51 passing while his quarterback rate was 117.4. He threw 2 interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 5.7. Jahmyl Jeter ran the football 10 times for 16 yds, walking away from the contest with 1.6 yds per carry for Texas State. Texas State rushed for -0.5 yards per tote, finishing with -12 yds on 25 carries. The Bobcats finished the game with a total of 277 yds while they ran 76 plays (3.6 yards per play). The Bobcats pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 80.0%, surrendering 144 yds on 16 for 20 through the air. Texas State conceded 43 run attempts for 130 yds (3.0 yards per rush).

The Texas State Bobcats maintained an average of 342.3 yards/outing, which was good for 105th in Division 1. The Texas State offense had 690 yards of penalties on 70 infractions, which had them ranked 88th in Division 1 in terms of making mistakes. Last season, the Bobcats had a total of 2,317 passing yards not to mention an average of 193.1 throwing yards per outing, putting them at 101st in college football. When looking at the points being put on the board, the Bobcats had a ranking of 101st in the country with an average of 23.1 PPG.

Texas State gave up a total of 2,237 rushing yards (186.4 yards per outing) in addition to 20 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. They gave up 28 touchdowns through the air in addition to 246.8 yards/game, which had them in 98th in college football. The Bobcats defense was on the field for 881 plays, which had them sitting 76th in the nation. The Bobcats surrendered 33.0 PPG, which had them ranked 108th in Division 1. Last year, they relinquished 396 total points.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Panthers +11

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