Florida International Panthers

The Panthers covered 11 of 17 spreads as underdogs in 2025-26 and only 5 of 12 when they were giving points. December was the clean month: five covers in five lined games.

The side of the spread that paid

An FIU spread in 2025-26 was worth more when the Panthers were catching points. As underdogs they covered 11 of 17, 64.7%, a rate 60 Division I teams beat. Twice they lost to Liberty by a single possession and covered both times, 97-94 at home getting 4.5 and 90-89 on the road getting 9.5.

As favorites the Panthers went 6-6 and covered five, and the 11 favorite moneylines lost 2.32 units. The shortest price lost at was a 68-66 home defeat to Delaware at -410.

December, and the road wins

Five lined December games, five covers, starting with an 89-83 win over Florida Gulf Coast and including a 98-81 loss at Miami that still beat a 22.5-point spread.

On the road FIU won three times in 13, and two of those wins were the best prices of the season: 81-78 at New Mexico State at +230 and 88-84 at Middle Tennessee at +220. New Mexico State was the opponent that paid most, 3.28 units over two FIU wins.

The moneyline

One unit on all 28 priced games lost 4.77. Home games made 0.53; road games lost 4.3.

The home record, 12-6, includes three wins over Florida National, Fort Lauderdale and Trinity College of Jacksonville, none of them in the Division I list and none with a line. In the 15 home games with a spread, FIU covered nine.

Missouri State

Missouri State met FIU three times and the Panthers covered none, losing twice, the second time 75-72 in the first round of the conference tournament.

The total

Fourteen overs, 14 unders: nothing to lean on.

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