Sam Houston heads to South Florida looking to bounce back from a 31-14 home loss to Western Kentucky last week in a nationally televised game. The Bearkats' loss works to their advantage as they go to FIU with a lead of less than a touchdown. This is great news as this is a team that can score a lot of goals. Sam Houston had scored 31 or more points in the previous four games, playing in each of those games, including a 41-21 win at UTEP on Oct. 3 as a 10-point favorite. UTEP and FIU are pretty similar in quality, with the Panthers only slightly better.

FIU suffered a 30-21 loss to UTEP last time out and failed to maintain itself as a 7-point favorite. The last time the Panthers were at home, they beat Louisiana Tech 17-10 as slight underdogs. However, this Panthers team previously lost 45:42 to FCS Monmouth. FIU is also 2-3 ATS in their last 5 games overall. FIU struggles on offense, averaging just 324.1 total yards and just 101.3 rushing yards per game. Defensively, FIU is also allowing 203.1 rushing yards, and that's bad news. Sam Houston rushes for 219.7 yards per game on the ground, ranking 11th nationally. That will be key in this game as the Bearkats rushing attack should dominate this game.

Sam Houston State vs. FIU Prediction: Sam Houston State -5.5 (-110) available at time of publication. Playable until -7.

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