The Florida International Golden Panthers and the Marshall Thundering Herd will both be gunning for a victory on December 20 when they meet at Tropicana Field in the Beef O Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl.

Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Panthers listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Thundering Herd, while the game's total is sitting at 49.

Last time out for Florida International, they were a 31-18 winner as they battled Middle Tennessee on the road. Florida International covered in the match as a 8-point favorite, while 49 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Marshall won its last outing, a 34-27 result against East Carolina on November 26. Marshall covered in that game as a 2-point favorite, while the 61 combined points took the game OVER the total.

SA Take: The teams matchup well in most areas. And we see a few matchup holes that if FIU doesn't address could be trouble for them. We like Marshall + the points in this matchup., possibly a straight up win. Take Marshall.

Team records:
Florida International: 8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS
Marshall: 6-6 SU, 7-5 ATS

Florida International most recently:
When playing in December are 5-3
When playing on turf are 6-4
After being outgained are 8-2
When playing outside the conference are 4-6

Marshall most recently:
When playing in December are 9-1
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing outside the conference are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida International's last 8 games
Florida International is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Florida International is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Marshall's last 5 games
Marshall is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Marshall's last 18 games
Marshall is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

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