College Football Week 8 Odds, Picks & Predictions: FIU vs. Charlotte (2022)

Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 8 odds, picks, and predictions for: FIU vs. Charlotte.

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• UAB vs. Western Kentucky
• Syracuse vs. Clemson
• UNLV vs. Notre Dame
• Texas vs. Oklahoma State
• Ole Miss vs. LSU
• Purdue vs. Wisconsin
• Mississippi State vs. Alabama
• Minnesota vs. Penn State
• Washington vs. California
• UCLA vs. Oregon
• Rutgers vs. Indiana
• New Mexico vs. Fresno State
• Louisiana-Monroe vs. Army
• Navy vs. Houston
• East Carolina vs. UCF
• Ohio vs. Northern Illinois
• Vanderbilt vs. Missouri
• Hawaii vs. Colorado State
• Duke vs. Miami
• Wake Forest vs. Boston College
• Ohio State vs. Iowa
• Georgia Southern vs. Old Dominion

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College Football Week 8 Odds, Picks & Prediction: FIU vs. Charlotte

I won't blame anyone for skipping right through this write-up. These are two of the worst teams in all of FBS. Sometimes when you dumpster dive, though, you can find the best value.

FIU currently sits as an underdog of over two touchdowns. Against most opponents, this is warranted. The Golden Panthers are nearly dead last in SP+, 130th out of 131. Their defensive metric also sits at 130th. The offense doesn't rate out much better, 125th in SP+. However, they meet the only opponent with worse defense, the Charlotte 49ers.

Charlotte hasn't been able to stop anyone they've played this year, including FCS William & Mary, and shouldn't be this large of favorites over anyone. Though FIU has struggled to score in some games this year, they've played some sneaky decent defenses per EPA. Against a unit like Charlotte, they should be able to get things moving on the offensive end.

FIU has had some ugly losses this season, but these two teams are much closer than this line indicates. This will be an opportunity for both teams to score early and often. The type of back-and-forth affair we'll see Saturday is ripe for variance and upsets. With a Charlotte defense that won't provide much resistance, expect FIU to keep this one close and even pull off the huge upset.

Pick: FIU ML (+430)

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