Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 11/13/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021

Location: Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Ramblers (26-5 last year) will take on the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (10-8 last season) at Joseph J. Gentile Arena on Saturday.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles took the court against Florida National and notched a win by a score of 94-57 in their last contest. Florida Gulf Coast ended the contest with a 52.3% FG percentage (34 of 65) and made 13 of 33 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Eagles made 13 of 22 tries for a rate of 59.1%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 47 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 assists in this contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, Florida Gulf Coast allowed the other team to go 36.1% from the floor on 22 of 61 shooting. Florida National doled out 8 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Florida National snagged 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Florida National walked away from this one shooting 46.7% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 15 shots. They also buried 6 of 25 tries from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Eagles ended up with 19 while Florida National had 16 fouls.

Victor Rosa is a player who had an impact for this game. He recorded 20 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. He played 19 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Florida Gulf Coast heads into this game after finishing with a mark of 10-8 last year. They had an average of 71.8 points per contest (157th in the country) on 42.9% from the field. The Eagles shot 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc (146 of 499) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, Florida Gulf Coast pulled in 38.9 rebounds per game and racked up 246 assists last season, which had them ranked 280th in the nation in terms of passing. They turned it over 14.7 times per contest and as a unit committed 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on defense, the Eagles forced their opponents into 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They conceded 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they ranked 137th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.0). The Eagles gave up an opponent FG percentage of 42.1% (461 of 1,095) and they relinquished 37.5 boards per contest as a unit. They were 25th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 213 relinquished over the course of last year.

In their last game, the Loyola Ramblers went home victorious with a score of 103-45 when they faced Coppin State. The Ramblers earned 42 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 51 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. Coppin State earned 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Ramblers to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of those for a rate of 63.6%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Loyola made 20 of 46 attempts (43.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Ramblers walked away from this one shooting 38 for 72 from the floor which had them shooting 52.8%. The Ramblers allowed Coppin State to bury 13 of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 22.4% in this matchup. They shot 8.0% from distance via 2 out of 25 and finished the contest at 17 of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). When it comes to rebounding, Loyola allowed Coppin State to get 29 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Marquise Kennedy ended up being a factor for the Ramblers for this contest. He earned 8 points in his 24 mins of playing time and totaled 6 dimes for this contest. He buried 3 out of 5 in the game for a rate of 60.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

Loyola had a mark of 26-5 last season. The Ramblers were responsible for committing 14.3 fouls per contest and they connected on 71.9% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 15.8 times per contest (38th in college basketball) and they turned it over 11.7 times per contest. Loyola had 2,202 pts last year (71.0 per game) and they snagged 32.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Ramblers shot 49.8% from the floor, which had them ranked 16th in college basketball.

The Ramblers defensively were ranked 1st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 56.1. They forced their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 41.3% from the floor (63rd in D-1). The Loyola defense surrendered 32.6% on 3-point attempts (170 of 522) and their opposition made 71.3% of their foul shots. They allowed 9.6 assists and 27.5 rebounds per contest, which ranked them 7th and 2nd in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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