Jacksonville Dolphins vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville Dolphins vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: Alico Arena in Akron, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Jacksonville Dolphins (16-9) are hitting the road to Alico Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (14-12).

The Jacksonville Dolphins played Central Arkansas and took home the win by a score of 77-62 in their last game. Jacksonville walked away from the contest with a 50.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 61) and buried 12 out of their 26 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Dolphins knocked down 3 of their 6 shots for a rate of 50.0%. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 23 with 3 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Regarding the defense, Jacksonville allowed the other team to shoot 44.0% from the field on 22 out of 50 shooting. Central Arkansas earned 12 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. Moreover, Central Arkansas snagged 27 boards (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Central Arkansas finished the game shooting 62.5% at the free throw line by making 10 of their 16 attempts. They made 8 of 22 shots from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Dolphins finished with 13 and Central Arkansas finished the game with 11 personal fouls.

Robert McCray V is one player who was a factor in this contest. He ended up going 42.9% from the field and also recorded 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He left the arena with 16 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Jacksonville steps onto the hardwood with a record of 16-9 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Jacksonville is snagging 36.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 356 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 141st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Dolphins are shooting 36.5% on three-point shots (194 of 532) and 68.8% from the free throw line. They average 72.8 points per contest (223rd in the nation) while connecting on 44.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Dolphins have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from downtown while they are 143rd in the country in opponents PPG (70.4). The Dolphins defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (626 of 1,422) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 141st in college hoops in giving up assists with 314 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-60 when they faced Austin Peay. In relation to attacking the glass, Florida Gulf Coast allowed Austin Peay to collect 28 in total (5 on the offensive side). They shot 50.0% from downtown by shooting 9 of 18 and ended up going 6 out of 7 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Eagles allowed Austin Peay to convert 29 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 54.7% in the game. When all was said and done, the Eagles went 23 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. In terms of shots from distance, Florida Gulf Coast knocked down 5 out of their 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to make 9 of them for a rate of 81.8%. Austin Peay was called for 10 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Eagles were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 25 in the game.

Dallion Johnson was important for the Eagles for this game. He buried 8 out of 19 for the matchup for a rate of 42.1%, and had 5 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

Florida Gulf Coast has a win-loss mark of 14-12 on the year. The Eagles have committed 14.3 fouls per contest and they hit 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.2 times per contest (144th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. Florida Gulf Coast has accounted for 1,867 pts so far this season (71.8 per contest) and they pull in 33.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Eagles are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 59th in college.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 98th in the nation in points allowed per game with 69.3. They are forcing 10.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (118th in D-1). The Florida Gulf Coast defense concedes 34.5% on 3-point attempts (231 of 670) and their opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.6 dimes and 32.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 138th and 53rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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