Stetson vs FIU Picks and Prediction – 12/20/2023

The Stetson Hatters are heading to Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Tuesday, where they will take on the Florida International Golden Panthers. Get the rest of our free college basketball picks here! Stetson currently sits fourth in the Atlantic Sun, posting a 6-5 record through 11 games. The Hatters have lost three of their last four games, most recently suffering an 88-80 loss to Omaha on Sunday.

Hatters’ guard Jalen Blackmon was very impressive against Omaha, scoring a game-high 26 points. Blackmon has been the engine for Stetson’s offense thus far, he’s putting up 22.1 points per game on an incredible 47% shooting from three. The Hatters have found a lot of success on offense this season, however they have a defensive rating of 102.7 (203rd in NCAA).

The FIU Golden Panthers come into this game with a 4-8 record which places them ninth in the Conference-USA. The Golden Panthers have won two of their last three games, most recently defeating Trinity FL 146-55 on Saturday. FIU had 10 players score double digits in this game, most notably Jaidon Lipscomb scored 23 points in 16 minutes of the bench.

Arturo Dean is leading the Golden Panthers in all three major statistics, he’s averaging 12.9 points, 4.9 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game. As a team, the Golden Panthers are scoring 77.2 points per game on 45.6% shooting from the field. Florida International hasn’t been awful on the defensive end, they currently rank second in the NCAA with 12.7 steals per game.