Free Week 7 Prediction: 49ers vs Panthers Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 7
(2-3) Charlotte 49ers vs. FIU Panthers (2-3)
Date: Saturday, October 12th 2019
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Venue: FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida
NCAA Football Spread: FIU -5.5
NCAA Betting Total: 61
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The Charlotte 49ers will be looking to forget about last week where they were handily beaten at home by FAU in a game the bookies had them favored.
The defense especially will be looking to bounce back as they gave up over 550 yards. It goes without saying that they will need to be significantly better to hang with an FIU side who is beginning to find their identity.
This FIU Panthers team finally decided to show what they can do last week with a perfect performance against the Umass Minutemen. Their defense held the Minutemen to around 100 yards and the offense put up 44 points in a performance the Panthers will be looking to replicate in week 7.
Charlotte 49ers
The Charlotte 49ers were awful last week and will not be able to take many positives from their week 6 performance. One of the biggest problems was the running game as it was non-existent all day long.
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They only managed to get 52 yards on 27 attempts which was only good for 1.9 yards per carry.
The passing attack was not much better as they only managed a 50% completion percent and sophomore QB Chris Reynolds threw 2 crucial picks. One of the few guys who can hold his head high off that performance is sophomore wideout Victor Tucker who managed to haul in 6 receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown.
The deck was kind of stacked against this passing attack last game as the Owls were up for most of the game and knew the Panthers had to throw the ball to get back into the contest.
When this 49ers team finds success it is on the ground, so their gameplan should be to try and dominate time of possession and keep this game as close as possible so they are not forced to put the ball in the air.
This defense is not very good at all and seem to really struggle against the run. This was a big problem in their last contest as they allowed the Owls to rush for 236 yards on 51 attempts and really was the dagger as they were able to wear out this 49ers defense and keep the ball out of the 49ers hands.
It is hard to imagine a sudden turnaround, but if they want to make this game close they will need to prioritize defending the run even if it risks them getting burnt on the back end.
FIU Panthers
The Umass Minutemen are a pretty bad team, but the FIU Panthers were flawless against them last week and that performance should help build some momentum for a team that was highly touted in the preseason.
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They rushed the ball 55 times in that game which went for 278 yards and senior RB Anthony Jones was a big part of that.
Jones had 20 carries in that one for 115 yards and a touchdown which was his best performance of the season. He has got plenty of touches this year, and he seems to really need to work for every yard as his longest rush of the season is only 18 yards.
He does, however, get a mint matchup here against a 49ers team who can’t stop the run for their life so if he does get 20 rushes again it would not surprise me if he breaks the 100 yard mark again.
The Panthers also have to like what they have seen out of their senior QB James Morgan who has been good in the last two weeks.
That is especially important for this Panthers side as he had an injury scare in the game against WKU and seems to have come out of that unscathed.
I would look out for the Panthers to concentrate on the run and to go with Morgan on play action as this team does have some playmakers on the outside like Tony Gaiter who seems to have been helped by the return of Morgan at QB.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Golden Panthers are 15-3 ATS in their last 18 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game.
- Golden Panthers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in October.
- Golden Panthers are 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points.
- Golden Panthers are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game.
- Golden Panthers are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
Free Week 7 NCAA Football Pick
This number opened at -6.5 FIU and has been bet down to -5.5. I am not really sure what I am missing here, but I personally had this game closer to 7 or 7.5. On face value this looks like a great spot to back FIU as not only was I impressed with their last game, but the game before that against Louisiana Tech.
They lost that game against LAT, but I liked the way the offense ticked on that day and think they will have a good chance of success against this 49ers defense especially on the ground.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: FIU ATS -5.5
Bet the FIU Panthers at home this Saturday and cash in on what should be a comfortable home victory.
Week 7 Free Score Prediction: Charlotte 49ers 27 – FIU Panthers 38
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