Bahamas Bowl - FIU Panthers vs. Toledo Rockets Pick

Bahamas Bowl - FIU Panthers vs. Toledo Rockets Pick

Keith F
Date: December 21, 12:30 pm
Location: Thomas Robinson Stadium
TV: ESPN

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Toledo -6
Total: 68.5

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The Toledo Rockets (7-5) will take on the Florida International Panthers (8-4) at the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl for a Conference-USA versus MAC showdown. The kick-off time set for 12:30 PM ET and will be televised on ESPN. The Rockets and Panthers last met in 2010 at the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl where the Panthers defeated the Rockets 34-32 to produce a push as a two-point choice. The teams met two other times previous to this from 2009 to 2010 where each program won at home.
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Florida International Panthers vs. Toledo Rockets Overview<br />
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<b>Florida International Panthers </b>
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The Panthers come into this contest on the heels of a 28-25 loss at home suffered against The Thundering Herd of Marshall on November 25th. Despite losing in their most recent outing, the Panthers have gone 3-0 ATS in their preceding three fixtures.
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<b>Toledo Rockets </b>
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The 2017 MAC Champions muscled their way into the post-season winning four of their last five matches to earn their bid to the Bahamas Bowl. To close out their season, Toledo impressively blew out Central Michigan 51-13 to cover as a 19-point favorite on November 23rd.
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Reasons To Avoid Toledo<br />
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The Rockets own the 84th ranked scoring defense which gives up 30.4 points per game. Very simply, the Rockets live and die by their 11th-ranked scoring offense (41.1 points per game) and try to outscore opponents in a basketball game on grass or turf. Teams with such an approach to the game can be a hazardous option to lay this amount of points with to an FIU team that scores 34.6 points per game (30th nationally) in its own right.
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Reasons To Back Florida International<br />
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In addition to the potential risks that have been outlined, the forecast for this game is a shootout predicated on the high total line. In such a spot, the academic move is to take the points. Moreover, this is the most amount of points we have seen Florida International granted since they were a 26.5-point pooch at the Miami Hurricanes on September 22nd where FIU came under that number with ease losing by just 14.
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Florida International vs. Toledo Prediction 12/21/2018

Despite Toledo’s surge to the post-season it still remains a question how motivated this team will be for this match. A year ago, Toledo found itself in the Dollar General Bowl in a high-profile collision with Appalachian State, the Sun Belt Champion. Regardless, Toledo got shutout. However, by comparison, this contest could be classed as a step-down for the Rockets, and they may just treat this as a formality. FIU has not won a bowl in eight years and the last time they did was against Toledo. Coach Butch Davis will use this ironic twist of fate as a motivational tool. Still, Toledo may win here, but the number presented affords the possibility of FIU to keep this one close and cover in what will be a one-possession game.

Free Pick: Take Florida International +6
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