Bellarmine Knights vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Alico Arena in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Bellarmine Knights (5-25) are en route to Alico Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (17-13).

The Bellarmine Knights played Stetson and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-67 in their last contest. Bellarmine ended the contest with a 43.6% FG percentage (24 out of 55) and converted 11 of their 27 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Knights made 8 of their 10 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected 20 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 15 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to defending, Bellarmine allowed 49.0% from the field on 24 of 49 shooting. Stetson distributed 13 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. In addition, Stetson collected 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Stetson went 83.3% from the free throw line by burying 15 of 18 tries. They converted 6 out of their 21 shots from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Knights finished with 17 and Stetson accumulated 11 personal fouls.

Billy Smith is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He recorded 15 points on 5 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins played and totaled 3 boards. He finished the game at 33.3% from the field and also earned 5 dimes.

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Bellarmine enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-25 for the year. They are averaging 73.0 pts per contest (216th in the country) while going 46.7% from the floor. The Knights are hitting 36.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (274 of 752) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Bellarmine is snagging 29.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 430 assists for the year, which is 67th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game and they draw 15.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 347th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 453 relinquished on the year. The Knights are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.0% (825 of 1,717) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 38.2% from beyond the arc while they are 349th in the nation in points per game allowed (80.1).

In their last game, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles went home victorious with a score of 86-82 when they faced North Florida. The Eagles were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. North Florida earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 63.2%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Florida Gulf Coast knocked down 6 of their 15 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Eagles finished 34 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.3%. The Eagles permitted North Florida to make 27 of their 68 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.7% in this matchup. They finished shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 14 out of 38 and ended up going 14 of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Florida Gulf Coast allowed North Florida to pull down 31 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Keeshawn Kellman ended up being a factor for the Eagles in this game. He knocked down 11 of 18 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. He scored 29 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and earned 2 assists in the matchup.

Florida Gulf Coast has a mark of 17-13 this season. The Eagles have committed 14.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.1 times per game (144th in college) and they cough up possession 10.5 times per contest. Florida Gulf Coast has scored 2,176 pts this season (72.5 per contest) and they average 34.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Eagles are shooting 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 55th in the country.

The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 122nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 70.0. They are forcing their opponents into 9.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (125th in D-1). The Florida Gulf Coast defense allows 35.1% on shots from distance (268 of 763) and their opponents are making 72.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.4 assists and 32.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 107th and 54th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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