Central Arkansas Bears vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

Alico Arena is where the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (6-9) will attempt to beat the Central Arkansas Bears (5-10) on Saturday.

The Central Arkansas Bears faced Bellarmine and earned the victory with a final of 71-65 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Bears finished with 14 while Bellarmine finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They converted 10 out of their 30 tries from three-point range. Bellarmine ended up shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 5 of their 7 attempts. In addition, Bellarmine totaled 33 boards (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bellarmine earned 16 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Central Arkansas allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the floor on 25 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for this game while forcing 10 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bears buried 17 of their 27 tries for a rate of 63.0%. Central Arkansas finished the contest having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 out of 55) and made 10 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Layne Taylor is one guy who had an impact in this contest. He finished the game shooting 42.1% from the floor and earned 3 dimes. He played 34 mins played and also totaled 5 boards. He ended up with 29 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.

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Central Arkansas heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 5-10 on the year. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 13.9 fouls every game. As a team, Central Arkansas is pulling down 38.5 boards per contest and has totaled 219 assists for the campaign, which ranks 172nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Bears are connecting on 27.6% on three-point shots (135 of 489) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.5 pts per contest (248th in Division 1) while shooting 39.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bears are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 342nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 251 surrendered this season. The Bears are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (412 of 941) and they surrender 40.1 boards per game as a team. They concede 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 314th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (77.1).

For their last game, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles went home defeated by a final of 92-83 against Queens. With respect to rebounding, Florida Gulf Coast permitted Queens to get 33 overall (12 offensive). They shot 41.4% from three-point range via 12 of 29 and finished the contest at 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Eagles allowed Queens to convert 31 of 60 tries from the field which had them at 51.7% in the game. In all, the Eagles finished the game shooting 30 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 44.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Florida Gulf Coast knocked down 12 of 27 attempts (44.4%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 68.8%. Queens committed 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Eagles recorded 18 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this matchup.

Dallion Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Eagles in this contest. He earned 22 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for the contest. He made 7 of 15 for this contest for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Florida Gulf Coast has a win-loss record of 6-9 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Eagles are hitting on 45.3% from the field, which is 168th in the nation. Florida Gulf Coast has accounted for 1,036 points on the campaign (69.1 per game) and they collect 32.9 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per contest (231st in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per game. The Eagles have committed 15.4 fouls per game and they shoot 66.1% from the charity stripe.

The Eagles are ranked 129th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 69.4. They have forced 10.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (174th in college hoops). The Florida Gulf Coast defense allows 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (125 of 379) and their opponents are making 74.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.9 dimes and 33.4 boards every game, ranking them 179th and 132nd in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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