Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Central Arkansas Bears Prediction, 1/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Central Arkansas Bears

Date: Monday, January 2, 2023

Location: Farris Center in Conway, AR

TV: Youtube TV

Farris Center is the site where the Central Arkansas Bears (5-8) will try to defeat the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (10-3) on Monday.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Canisius and took home the win by a score of 84-81 in their last contest. Florida Gulf Coast ended with a 51.7% FG percentage (30 of 58) and converted 9 of their 21 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles made 15 of 19 shots for a rate of 78.9%. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 14 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to defending, Florida Gulf Coast let their opponent shoot 43.8% from the field on 28 of 64 shooting. Canisius recorded 15 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. On top of that, Canisius totaled 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Canisius shot 85.7% from the free throw line by making 12 of 14 tries. They made 13 of their 30 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Eagles walked away with 13 and Canisius accounted for 17 fouls.

Zach Anderson is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He scored 22 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and collected 3 boards. He ended up going 58.3% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Florida Gulf Coast will take the court with a mark of 10-3 on the year. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Florida Gulf Coast is collecting 36.5 boards per game and has totaled 163 dimes for the season, which ranks 264th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are hitting 35.0% on three-point attempts (118 of 337) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.5 pts per game (176th in the country) while shooting 43.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They concede 33.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 124th in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.5). The Eagles defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (307 of 738) and they surrender 34.5 boards per contest as a group. They are 122nd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 153 conceded this season.

For their last game, the Central Arkansas Bears walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 103-57 when they played TCU. In the matter of how they rebounded, Central Arkansas allowed TCU to grab 47 in total (12 offensive). They went 25.9% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 27 and finished the contest at 20 of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Bears allowed TCU to convert 38 of 73 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.1% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bears walked away from this one shooting 20 for 69 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 29.0%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Central Arkansas converted 8 of their 30 tries (26.7%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a rate of 56.3%. TCU was called for 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Bears to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Bears were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game.

Eddy Kayouloud ended up being a factor for the Bears in the game. He totaled 14 points in his 18 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes. He buried 5 out of 6 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Central Arkansas has a mark of 5-8 on the year. The Bears are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls every game and they connect on 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.4 times per contest (265th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per game. Central Arkansas has accumulated 954 pts on the year (73.4 per game) and they pull in 37.6 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bears are shooting 41.3% from the floor, which ranks them 316th in the nation.

The Central Arkansas defense gives up 34.9% on three-point shots (96 of 275) and their opponents are converting on 70.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.6 assists and 38.2 boards per game, ranking them 304th and 337th in Division 1. The Bears on defense are ranked 354th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 80.2. They have forced 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (341st in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Central Arkansas

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