Florida International at Florida Atlantic

It has been a disappointing year for Florida Atlantic as they thought they had the talent to capture the Sun Belt Conference Championship. They not only fell short, they don't even have a winning record on the season at 5-6 and are just .500 in conference play. They have been inconsistent all season scoring 40 one week and then 14 the next. QB Rusty Smith has had less than a stellar year as he has thrown 13 INT's this year compared to eight a year ago and just 17 TD passes compared to 32 a year ago. So, consequently the FAU offense has not reached its level of expectations. Florida International, after losing their first three to teams of the likes of Kansas, Iowa and South Florida, have done a much better than expected job. The truest indication is they are 7-3 ATS on the season. Outside of a big loss to UL Lafayette, the Golden Panthers have been in every game since the first two of the season. They have already won two games outright as an underdog and I give them a chance here to make it three vs. the underachieving Owls.