Florida International at North Texas

How do you back a team giving up 55 points per game - one that gave up 77 points in three quarters last week? A lot of it has to do with the fact they have played teams that are way over their head in terms of competition. The four games North Texas played were vs teams ranked 1, 23, 27 and 30th in the country offensively. Thos opponents average 45 points per game! Florida International isn't even close to that universe! The fact is, FIU is the worst offensive team in NCAA Football, ranking dead last, producing 196 yards and less than 14 points per game. North Texas has been able to produce 14 points per game, even with the ridiculous schedule they have faced. So the oddsmakers have put a team that is the worst in the NCAA in a position of having to cover a TD on the road. That's a tall order considering that their opponent is probably not nearly as bad as the numbers would indicate.