The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Golden Panthers in Florida International at Mabee Center on Monday in college basketball action.

This game is being played at a neutral-site court (Mabee Center).

Supporters of the Golden Lions have watched them go 0-2 and 0-2 ATS on the year, while the Golden Panthers are at 1-1 and 2-0 ATS. In totals betting, the Golden Panthers are 2-0, while the Golden Lions have a 0-2 mark.



View Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs Florida International Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Golden Panthers as 7.5-point favorites in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Golden Panthers at No. 176 and the Golden Lions at No. 306 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 61-36 result in favor of the Golden Panthers.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Florida International's No. 150 nationally ranked offense (71 points per game) against a Golden Lions defense that sits as the No. 301 at 76.5 PPG. The Golden Panthers have been averaging 39.3% from the field, more than the Golden Lions have managed so far this season (34.7% on average).

Defensively, Arkansas-Pine Bluff features the nation's No. 251-rated defense on the road, allowing 76.5 points per game. Florida International, meanwhile, comes in at No. 320 nationally in scoring at home.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff lost its last outing, an 80-44 result against Oral Roberts on November 16. They failed to cover in that game as a 18-point underdog. Oral Roberts cruised to victory on Wednesday, running Arkansas-Pine Bluff out of the gym and running up an 80-44 score at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

In their last action, Florida International was a 78-63 loser on the road against Virginia Tech. They covered the 20–point spread as underdogs. Florida International suffered a 78-63 loss against Virginia Tech on Tuesday, getting 15 points from Jeremy Allen in a losing effort at Cassell Coliseum.


Florida International Golden Panthers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Oral Roberts are 0-1
After a loss are 2-8

A few Golden Lions at Golden Panthers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Florida International's last 17 games
Florida International is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games


Next up:
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Southern Methodist, Tuesday, November 22
Florida International at Oral Roberts, Tuesday, November 22