UMASS at FIU 9/15/18 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Florida International beat UMass to end the regular season a year ago by a 63-45 score. The teams meet again Saturday in Florida. The Golden Panthers of Central Florida are 1-1 after a 28-20 win over Old Dominion last week. UMass has played three games already and lost the last two by a big margin to enter this one at 1-2.

UMass gave up 495 yards in its loss to Georgia Southern last week. Florida International put out 489 yards in its win.

Florida International is led by James Morgan, who has thrown for 341 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. Shawndarrius Phillips leads the rushing game with 132 yards and two touchdowns. The Golden Panthers have four rushing touchdowns in two games. CJ Worton has 148 yards receiving with just eight catches. Four players have receiving touchdowns for FIU. Andrew Ford leads UMass with 480 yards passing, two touchdowns, and three interceptions. Backup Ross Comis has 250 yards passing, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. Marquise Young has 170 yards rushing and two touchdowns. UMass has seven rushing touchdowns through three games with six different players scoring.

Both teams have struggled defensively. UMass is averaging 403 yards on offense while giving up an average of 446 yards. FIU is averaging 408 yards of offense while giving up 430 per game.

UMass is giving up 252 yards passing and 151 rushing. Florida International is giving up 277 passing and 153 rushing. FIU is averaging 28 points and giving up 29, while UMass is averaging 32 and giving up 34.