Two universities from Miami will square off on Monday night when the Florida International Panthers travel to Coral Gables, Florida to face the 13^th-ranked Miami Hurricanes at the Watsco Center with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET and will air on ESPN+.

The Florida International Panthers missed the NCAA tournament last season for the 11^th consecutive season after finishing with a record of 14-18 which included a record of 8-12 in Conference USA play which was also their 3^rd consecutive season of finishing with a record of under .500 overall and in conference play. The Panthers would finish tied for 6^th place in Conference USA during the regular season and would get eliminated from the Conference USA Tournament in the 1^st round by the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs by a score of 76-81 a loss that would come in overtime. The disappointing season the Florida International Panthers had last season has carried over as they have begun the season with a record of 0-2 following a loss on the road against the UCF Knights by a score of 62-85 and at home against the Tarleton State Texans by a score of 65-82.

Miami is projected to be one of the best teams in college basketball this season as they enter the season ranked 13^th in the AP Poll and 13^th in the Coaches Poll while also having the 2^nd best odds of winning the regular season in the ACC. The Hurricanes finished last season with a record of 29-8 and a record of 15-5 in the ACC which led to a regular season co-championship with the Virginia Cavaliers. The Miami Hurricanes won in the Quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons by a score of 74-72 before losing in the Semifinals against the Duke Blue Devils by a score of 78-85, however, the Hurricanes would still make it to the NCAA tournament with an at-large bid. Miami would make it to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament by defeating the Drake Bulldogs in the 1^st round by a score of 63-56, the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2^nd round by a score of 85-69, the Houston Cougars in the Sweet 16 by a score of 89-75, and the Texas Longhorns in the Elite Eight by a score of 88-81 before losing to the eventual National Champions, UConn Huskies, in the Final Four by a score of 59-72. This season, the Miami Hurricanes have started the season off with a record of 2-0 following wins at home against the New Jersey Tech Highlanders by a score of 101-60 and the UCF Knights by a score of 88-72 and will look to build on their early season momentum with the host the FIU Panthers on Monday night.

BookMaker has the Miami Hurricanes listed as 21-point favorites at home against the FIU Panthers on Monday night. Miami has won the six games all-time in the series while winning by an average margin of 18.5 points per game all-time and 21 points per game over the last three meetings while going 6-0 ATS all-time. The FIU Panthers are 0-2 ATS overall, 0-1 ATS on the road, and 0-1 ATS as an underdog this season while the Miami Hurricanes are 2-0 ATS overall, 2-0 ATS at home, and 2-0 ATS as a favorite on the year.

Miami has dominated the series against FIU as they have won the six games all-time in the series while covering the spread in those meetings. The Hurricanes are the more talented team this season and are undefeated against the spread this year going 2-0 ATS overall while the Panthers are 0-2 ATS overall and 0-1 ATS as an underdog. Lay the points with the Miami Hurricanes when they host the FIU Panthers on Monday night.