Liberty vs. Florida International: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 22, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 22, 2024

Zach Cleveland and Arturo Dean will be among the players to watch when the Liberty Flames (16-10, 5-6 CUSA) play the Florida International Panthers (8-18, 3-8 CUSA) on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET at Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Thursday’s matchup between the Flames and the Panthers features the Flames as strong 7.5-point favorites. The matchup’s point total is 143.

Liberty vs. Florida International Betting Lines

Liberty vs Florida International Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Liberty -7.5 143 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Liberty (-7.5)
Total Pick Over (143)

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Liberty vs. Florida International Stat Rankings

Liberty Avg. (Rank) Florida International Avg. (Rank)
75.3 (136th) Points Scored 73.5 (196th)
64.7 (21st) Points Allowed 76.5 (304th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.7 (270th) Off. Rebounds 9.5 (104th)
10.3 (10th) 3pt Made 8.6 (64th)
16.3 (32nd) Assists 14.3 (107th)
9.4 (33rd) Turnovers 13.4 (333rd)

Liberty vs. Florida International Betting Trends

  • The Flames are 10-12-1 against the spread this year.
  • As 7.5-point favorites or more, Liberty is 5-2 against the spread.
  • The Flames have played 23 games this season, and 13 of them have gone over the total.
  • Liberty’s games have had more than 143 points scored on 10 occasions this season.
  • The over/under in this game is 143 points, 3.1 higher than the average total in Flames games this season.
  • Against the spread, Florida International is 11-14-0 this year.
  • The Panthers have an ATS record of 4-2 as 7.5-point underdogs or more.
  • There have been 13 Liberty’s games (out of 23) that hit the over this season.
  • There have been 16 Panthers games this season with more than 143 points scored.
  • The average total points scored in Florida International’s games this year (143) is 7.0 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Liberty Impact Players

  • Cleveland paces his team in assists per game (4.0), and also averages 12.4 points and 6.0 rebounds. At the other end, he delivers 1.0 steal and 1.1 blocked shots.
  • Kyle Rode paces his team in both points (13.2) and assists (2.4) per game, and also puts up 4.7 rebounds. Defensively, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Kaden Metheny posts a team-leading 13.2 points per contest. He is also putting up 3.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists, shooting 44.2% from the field and 41.3% from downtown with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Colin Porter puts up a team-leading 4.0 assists per contest. He is also putting up 8.0 points and 3.0 rebounds, shooting 40.8% from the floor and 34.3% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Joseph Venzant leads the Flames at 6.7 rebounds per contest, while also posting 0.8 assists and 5.7 points.

Florida International Impact Players

  • Dean tops the Panthers in scoring (12.6 points per game), rebounding (5.0) and assists (4.0), making 41.2% from the field. He also delivers 3.5 steals (first in the country) and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Javaunte Hawkins is averaging 12.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, making 39.7% of his shots from the field and 38.2% from 3-point range, with 2.5 treys per game.
  • Dashon Gittens is putting up 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, making 40.2% of his shots from the floor.
  • The Panthers get 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game from Jayden Brewer.
  • Seth Pinkney is averaging 5.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest, making 71.2% of his shots from the field.

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