Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3) will play the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (3-7) at Williams Arena on Saturday.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles took the court against New College of Florida and notched a win by a score of 87-54 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 9 and New College of Florida totaled 11 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 26 shots from downtown. New College of Florida went 75.0% at the free throw line by making 3 of their 4 attempts. In addition, New College of Florida pulled down 25 boards (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't have a block. New College of Florida earned 12 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Florida Gulf Coast allowed 34.4% from the field on 22 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 47 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Eagles made 4 of their 9 shots for a percentage of 44.4%. Florida Gulf Coast finished the contest having earned a 51.5% field goal percentage (35 out of 68) and converted 13 of their 33 3-point attempts.

Keeshawn Kellman is a guy who came through for the game. He ended up shooting 88.9% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He was on the court for 20 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He left the arena with 18 points on 8 out of 9 shooting.

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Florida Gulf Coast will enter this game with a mark of 3-7 for the campaign. They average 70.1 points per outing (271st in D-1) while connecting on 43.5% from the floor. The Eagles are shooting 31.8% on three-point attempts (76 of 239) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida Gulf Coast is pulling in 35.2 boards per contest and has racked up 120 dimes for the season, which ranks 157th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.3 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing 10.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 fouls. They are conceding 38.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 260th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (74.6). The Eagles defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.7% (263 of 576) and they concede 33.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are 326th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 136 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Minnesota Golden Gophers went home victorious with a score of 76-65 against Nebraska. With respect to rebounding, Minnesota permitted Nebraska to get 28 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 27.8% from downtown by going 5 out of 18 and ended up going 12 of 15 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Golden Gophers permitted Nebraska to convert 24 of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Golden Gophers went 25 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 47.2%. Concerning three-point shots, Minnesota buried 8 out of 25 tries (32.0%). They were able to bury 18 of them for a rate of 62.1%. Nebraska was called for 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Golden Gophers were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this contest.

Joshua Ola-Joseph ended up having an impact for the Golden Gophers in the matchup. He scored 15 points in his 23 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes in the game. He knocked down 6 of 8 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 6-3 for the campaign. The Golden Gophers are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls per game and they connect on 71.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 18.1 times per contest (16th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. Minnesota has scored 708 points this season (78.7 per contest) and they grab 39.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Golden Gophers are connecting on 47.9% from the field, which has them ranked 55th in D-1.

The Minnesota defense surrenders 32.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (54 of 167) and opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.0 assists and 32.0 boards per contest, which is 144th and 60th in D-1. The Golden Gophers on the defensive side of the court are 118th in college hoops in points given up per game with 68.3. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (107th in D-1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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