Southern Utah vs. Florida International betting: College basketball preview for November 9

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The Florida International Panthers (0-1) are 6.5-point underdogs against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-0) at America First Event Center on Saturday, November 9, 2024. The game starts at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is set at 159.5 in the matchup.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Southern Utah Cover -6.5 vs Florida International -117

Bet $20, Payout $37.09

Southern Utah vs. Florida International betting lines

  • Southern Utah moneyline odds to win: -293
  • Florida International moneyline odds to win: +236
  • Spread: Southern Utah (-6.5)
  • Total: 159.5

Southern Utah statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home last season, Southern Utah owned a worse record against the spread (5-6-1) compared to its ATS record on the road (11-5-0).
  • When playing at home last year, the Thunderbirds exceeded the over/under 50% of the time (six of 12 games). They hit the over in the same percentage of games on the road (eight of 16 contests).
  • Southern Utah won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home last season, going 4-3 (.571). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 1-1 (.500).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Thunderbirds were 130th in the nation on offense (75.0 points scored per game) and 325th defensively (77.6 points allowed).
  • On the boards, Southern Utah was 319th in the country in rebounds (29.7 per game) last year. It was 301st in rebounds conceded (33.7 per game).
  • The Thunderbirds were 269th in the nation in assists (12.1 per game) last year.

Southern Utah betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 17-11-1 (Home: 5-6-1; Away: 11-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 12-7-1)
  • O-U-P: 15-14-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 8-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-4 (Home: 4-3; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-17 (Home: 0-5; Away: 2-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (215th in nation) 47.7 (351st) 29.7 (319th) 33.7 (301st) 12.1 (269th) 11.6 (221st)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Southern Utah vs. Florida International? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Florida International statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Florida International performed better at home (7-7-0) than on the road (4-9-0) last season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Panthers games went over less frequently at home (eight of 14, 57.1%) than away (10 of 13, 76.9%) last year.
  • In 2023-24 when moneyline underdogs, the Panthers had a better winning percentage at home (.600, 3-2 record) than on the road (.000, 0-12).

Last season stats

  • Last year the Panthers scored 73.6 points per game (172nd-ranked in college basketball) and surrendered 76.5 points per contest (304th-ranked).
  • While Florida International ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in boards per game with 27.8 (eighth-worst), it ranked 333rd in college basketball with 35.0 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Panthers ranked 114th in college basketball with 14.0 assists per contest.

Florida International betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 14-18-0 (Home: 7-7-0; Away: 4-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 7-6-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 10-12-0)
  • O-U-P: 20-12-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 10-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-5 (Home: 5-4; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-17 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.7 (242nd in nation) 47.5 (347th) 27.8 (351st) 35.0 (333rd) 14.0 (114th) 13.0 (326th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …