FIU Panthers vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: FIU Panthers vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (6-2) will compete against the FIU Panthers (4-3) at Alico Arena on Sunday.

The FIU Panthers faced Eastern Michigan and ended up losing by a score of 80-68 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Panthers left the arena with 12 and Eastern Michigan accounted for 19 fouls. They buried 8 of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Eastern Michigan shot 85.7% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 14 attempts. In addition, Eastern Michigan snagged 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Eastern Michigan earned 11 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Pertaining to defending, FIU allowed the other team to go 49.2% from the field on 30 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 26 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Panthers converted 11 of their 24 shots for a rate of 45.8%. FIU finished with a 49.1% FG percentage (28 out of 57) and converted 1 of 15 3-pointers.

Dashon Gittens is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He went 54.5% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played 27 minutes played and also collected 5 boards. He recorded 14 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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FIU will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 4-3 for the campaign. They average 81.7 pts per contest (41st in the country) while going 50.7% from the field. The Panthers are connecting on 31.3% on 3-point shots (50 of 160) and 65.6% from the free throw line. As a team, FIU is snagging 35.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 110 assists so far this season, which is 129th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.6 times per game and as a team are committing 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Panthers are forcing 17.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 253rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 103 relinquished for the season. The Panthers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (197 of 451) and they relinquish 36.9 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 39.8% on three-point shots while they are 338th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (78.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles went home victorious with a score of 70-53 against Georgia Southern. The Eagles recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Georgia Southern had 14 fouls in this contest which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to bury 10 of them for a rate of 76.9%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Florida Gulf Coast converted 10 out of their 27 tries (37.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Eagles went 25 out of 52 from the floor which had them at 48.1%. The Eagles allowed Georgia Southern to convert 21 of 50 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 42.0% in this game. They finished 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 13 at the free throw line (38.5%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Florida Gulf Coast permitted Georgia Southern to grab 25 overall (6 offensive).

Isaiah Thompson pitched in for the Eagles for the game. He tallied 17 points in his 35 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist for the matchup. He made 6 out of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Florida Gulf Coast has a mark of 6-2 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Eagles are hitting on 43.0% from the floor, which ranks 247th in Division 1. Florida Gulf Coast has earned 594 pts this year (74.3 per contest) and they grab 37.9 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.1 times per contest (214th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. The Eagles are committing 17.1 fouls every game and they hit 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Florida Gulf Coast defense gives up 31.7% on 3-point attempts (53 of 167) and their opponents are knocking down 61.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.1 assists and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 95th and 201st in college basketball. The Eagles on defense are ranked 90th in the country in PPG allowed with 64.3. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (115th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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