The Sam Houston State Bearkats (5-2, 2-1 CUSA) and FIU Panthers (2-5, 1-2) meet on Tuesday. Kickoff at Pitbull Stadium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU). Let's analyze the 24/7 college football odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Sam Houston vs. FIU Opportunitiesand make our college football picks and predictions.

Sam Houston was defeated by Western Kentucky 31-14 on Wednesday as a 1-point favorite. The Bearkats managed just 11 fewer yards than the Hilltoppers, but also allowed 21 unanswered points after leading 14-10 with eight minutes left in the second quarter.

FIU was beaten 30-21 by the UTEP Miners on Wednesday, but failed to cover itself as a 7-point favorite. FIU played 3 QBs who combined for just 202 yards with 2 TDs and 4 INTs in the loss. The Panthers also averaged just 2.6 yards per rush compared to UTEP.

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Sam Houston at FIU odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Sam Houston -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | FIU +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
• Against the Spread (ATS): Sam Houston -5.5 (-110) | FIU +5.5 (-110)
• Over/Under (O/U): 46.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

FIU's Sam Houston picks and predicts

forecast

Sam Houston 31, FIU 28

Money line

HAPPEN.

The Bearkats will take the win here as they are simply the better team, but I would advise against betting on them as -225 favorites are never worth the risk. Instead, bet on the spread and/or O/U.

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Against the spread

BET FIU +5.5 (-110).

FIU has a very solid passing attack that averages 222.9 yards per game and an offense that averages 26.1 points per game. I expect the Panthers to go back there with QB Keyone Jenkins (Shoulder) is expected to play. This Panthers offense will have enough success against a Sam Houston defense that allows 219.1 pass yards per game – and 24.9 points – to cover here.

Over/Under

BET OVER 46.5 (-110).

The over is a safe bet as both teams allow over 24 PPG and have offenses that score over 24 PPG. This will be an offensive battle where neither team gets too many stops until absolutely necessary.

The Over has also scored in 2 of the Bearkats' last 3 games overall and is 4-2 in FIU's last 6.

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