Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs FIU Panthers Prediction, 2/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs FIU Panthers

Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024

Location: Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, FL

TV: ESPN+

The FIU Panthers (7-14) will try to beat the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (15-6) at Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Thursday.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs played New Mexico State and earned the victory with a final of 73-53 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 12 and New Mexico State accumulated 21 fouls. They made 3 out of their 14 attempts from 3-point land. New Mexico State walked away from this one shooting 62.5% at the free throw line by making 10 of 16 shots. In addition, New Mexico State snagged 37 boards (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. New Mexico State dished out 4 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. Regarding defending, Louisiana Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 20 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for this contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 44 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 22 of 32 shots for a rate of 68.8%. Louisiana Tech walked away from the game with a 37.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 58) and buried 7 of their 23 3-point shots.

Isaiah Crawford is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He was able to score 25 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and totaled 8 boards. He ended up going 44.4% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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Louisiana Tech steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 15-6 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a group are committing 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Louisiana Tech is pulling down 39.9 rebounds per game and has earned 268 assists this year, which has them ranked 211th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are hitting 36.2% on three-point shots (158 of 437) and 68.6% from the free throw line. They average 75.4 pts per game (151st in Division 1) while connecting on 45.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 24th in college hoops in giving up assists with 213 surrendered so far this season. The Bulldogs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 38.6% (466 of 1,208) and they relinquish 33.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.5% from 3-point land while they are 10th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.2).

The last time they took the court, the FIU Panthers took a loss by a final score of 79-61 when they played MTSU. The Panthers earned 17 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. MTSU committed 12 fouls in this game which took the Panthers to the free throw line for 8 attempts. They were able to convert 6 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, FIU converted 7 of 23 attempts (30.4%). Overall, the Panthers went 24 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4%. The Panthers allowed MTSU to convert 25 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2% in this contest. They finished 45.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 22 from the charity stripe (86.4%). Regarding rebounds, FIU allowed MTSU to snag 33 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Arturo Dean ended up having an impact for the Panthers in this contest. He made 7 out of 15 for this game for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and added 4 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 34 mins on the court and totaled 5 dimes for the contest.

FIU has a win-loss record of 7-14 so far this year. The Panthers are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per contest and they hit 67.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per contest (67th in the country) and they are giving up possession 14.8 times per game. FIU has earned 1,601 points for the season (76.2 per contest) and they grab 32.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Panthers are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which ranks 173rd in the country.

The Panthers on the defensive side of the court are 314th in D-1 in points given up per game with 77.2. They are forcing 18.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (353rd in college hoops). The FIU defense allows 38.3% on shots from distance (179 of 467) and their opposition knocks down 70.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 15.5 assists and 37.3 boards every game, which is 343rd and 295th in Division 1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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