The No. 1 seed Sam Houston Bearkats (20-11, 13-3 CUSA) take on the No. 9 seed Florida International Panthers (11-21, 5-11 CUSA) in CUSA tournament Wednesday at Von Braun Center, starting at 6:30 PM ET. Both teams will look to take one step closer to securing an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Sam Houston vs. Florida International Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
• Game Time: 6:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Location: Huntsville, Alabama
• Arena: Von Braun Center

Sam Houston vs. Florida International Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Sam Houston win (76%)

If you plan to place a wager on Sam Houston-Florida International matchup (in which Sam Houston is a 6.5-point favorite and the over/under has been set at 146.5 points), keep reading for a few betting insights and trends for Wednesday's game.

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Sam Houston vs. Florida International: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Sam Houston has covered 18 times in 29 matchups with a spread this season.
• Florida International has put together a 15-16-0 record against the spread this season.
• When the spread is set as 6.5 or more this season, Sam Houston (5-2) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (71.4%) than Florida International (7-5) does as the underdog (58.3%).
• When playing at home, the Bearkats own a better record against the spread (8-4-0) compared to their ATS record on the road (9-7-0).
• The Panthers have been better against the spread at home (8-6-0) than away (4-9-0) this season.
• Sam Houston has beaten the spread 12 times in 16 conference games.
• Against the spread in CUSA games, Florida International is 9-8-0 this year.

Sam Houston vs. Florida International: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Sam Houston has been victorious in 12, or 80%, of the 15 contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
• This season, the Bearkats have been victorious five times in six chances when named as a favorite of at least -295 or better on the moneyline.
• Florida International has been the underdog on the moneyline 22 total times this season. Florida International has finished 6-16 in those games.
• The Panthers have a record of 2-8 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +235 or longer (20%).
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Sam Houston has a 74.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Sam Houston vs. Florida International Head-to-Head Comparison

• Sam Houston averages 72.3 points per game (223rd in college basketball) while giving up 69.6 per outing (104th in college basketball). It has a +82 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 2.7 points per game.
• Lamar Wilkerson's team-leading 13.9 points per game ranks 405th in college basketball.
• Florida International has been outscored by 2.4 points per game (posting 74.1 points per game, 165th in college basketball, while conceding 76.5 per contest, 304th in college basketball) and has a -77 scoring differential.
• Arturo Dean leads Florida International, averaging 13.3 points per game (489th in college basketball).
• The Bearkats win the rebound battle by 3.4 boards on average. They collect 37.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 61st in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 34.5 per outing.
• Souleymane Doumbia averages 5.9 rebounds per game (ranking 365th in college basketball) to lead the Bearkats.
• The Panthers lose the rebound battle by 6.7 boards on average. They record 31.8 rebounds per game, 338th in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 38.5.
• Dean's 5.1 rebounds per game lead the Panthers and rank 563rd in the nation.
• Sam Houston's 91.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 256th in college basketball, and the 88.3 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 54th in college basketball.
• The Panthers' 91.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 270th in college basketball, and the 94 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 218th in college basketball.

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