Stetson Hatters vs FIU Panthers Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs FIU Panthers

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, FL

TV: ESPN+

The FIU Panthers (4-8) will try to beat the Stetson Hatters (6-5) at Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Tuesday.

The Stetson Hatters faced off with Omaha and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-80 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Hatters ended up finishing with 27 and Omaha accounted for 15 personal fouls. They converted 5 of their 14 attempts from three-point range. Omaha finished the game shooting 82.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 33 of 40 tries. In addition, Omaha grabbed 35 boards (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Omaha distributed 13 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, Stetson allowed the other team to go 52.1% from the floor on 25 of 48 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 24 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hatters converted 18 of 21 tries for a rate of 85.7%. Stetson wrapped up the contest with a 43.3% FG percentage (26 out of 60) and made 10 of 24 shots from downtown.

Jalen Blackmon is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He went 50.0% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 38 mins played and totaled 1 rebound. He walked away with 26 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Stetson heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 6-5 this year. They average 78.7 points per contest (100th in Division 1) on 47.2% from the floor. The Hatters are hitting 36.6% from downtown (108 of 295) and 81.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Stetson is collecting 37.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 177 dimes on the season, which ranks 55th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 14.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hatters have forced 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.3 fouls. They are conceding 30.2% on three-point shots and they rank 124th in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.7). The Hatters defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (276 of 684) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per game as a unit. They are 305th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 158 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the FIU Panthers walked away with a victory by a final of 146-55 when they played Trinity. Regarding attacking the glass, FIU allowed Trinity to pull down 16 in all (4 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 16.7% from 3-point land via 4 out of 24 and finished the game at 21 of 31 at the free throw line (67.7%). The Panthers permitted Trinity to bury 15 of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 23.1% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Panthers finished shooting 55 for 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 64.0%. In terms of shots from distance, FIU made 19 of 35 tries (54.3%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.0%. Trinity committed 16 fouls for the game which got the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 13 steals in the game. The Panthers corralled 47 defensive boards and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 67 in the game.

Jaidon Lipscomb was important for the Panthers in this contest. He tallied 23 points in his 16 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 11 in this game for a field goal percentage of 81.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

FIU has a record of 4-8 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Panthers are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks 143rd in D-1. FIU has accumulated 926 pts for the campaign (77.2 per game) and they snag 33.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.9 times per contest (64th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.5 times per contest. The Panthers are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls every game and they shoot 66.7% from the free throw line.

The Panthers on defense are ranked 289th in D-1 in points given up per game with 75.4. They are forcing 19.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (335th in college hoops). The FIU defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (88 of 263) and opponents are converting on 68.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 14.0 assists and 36.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 282nd and 258th in D-1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take FIU and under the total points

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