FIU Panthers vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 11/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: FIU Panthers vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (0-4) are hosting the FIU Panthers (1-3) at Alico Arena on Sunday.

The FIU Panthers faced off with Howard and took a loss by a score of 75-70 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Panthers walked away with 16 and Howard racked up 17 fouls. They made 8 out of their 22 tries from downtown. Howard went 76.5% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of 17 shots. Additionally, Howard snagged 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Howard doled out 19 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In reference to defense, FIU let their opponent shoot 44.3% from the floor on 27 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 13 of 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. FIU finished the game with a 40.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 64) and made 5 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Jayden Brewer is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He went 41.7% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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FIU enters this game with a mark of 1-3 for the year. They are averaging 81.3 pts per contest (122nd in college basketball) while hitting 43.7% from the floor. The Panthers are shooting 25.3% on shots from beyond the arc (25 of 99) and 74.4% from the free throw line. As a team, FIU is grabbing 39.3 boards per game and has earned 69 assists this season, which ranks 179th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 22.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are able to force 19.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are surrendering 29.3% on three-point shots and they rank 208th in college basketball in opponents points per game (71.8). The Panthers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.4% (96 of 221) and they surrender 38.0 boards per game as a squad. They are 189th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 61 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles took a loss by a score of 63-61 when they faced Drake. In reference to how they rebounded, Florida Gulf Coast permitted Drake to collect 25 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 28.6% from downtown by connecting on 6 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 25 from the free throw line (68.0%). The Eagles permitted Drake to convert 20 out of 45 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 44.4% in the matchup. Overall, the Eagles went 26 for 49 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.1%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Florida Gulf Coast buried 3 out of their 12 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 6 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Drake was called for 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 8 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Eagles recorded 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in the matchup.

Zavian McLean ended up being a major contributor for the Eagles for this game. He buried 7 out of 13 in the game for a rate of 53.8%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 30 minutes of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

Florida Gulf Coast has a mark of 0-4 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Eagles are connecting on 42.7% from the field, which ranks 266th in Division 1. Florida Gulf Coast has scored 241 pts on the year (60.3 per game) and they average 30.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 10.8 times per game (327th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest. The Eagles are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Eagles are ranked 151st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing 11.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (201st in Division 1). The Florida Gulf Coast defense allows 33.7% on shots from distance (32 of 95) and their opponents are making 73.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.8 assists and 35.8 boards every game, which is ranked 130th and 224th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take FIU

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