Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs New Mexico Lobos Prediction, 12/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs New Mexico Lobos

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025

Location: The Pit in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

The Pit is where the New Mexico Lobos (7-2) will go up against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (5-5) on Sunday.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles took the court against Florida Atlantic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-76 in their last contest. Florida Gulf Coast walked away from the game with a 50.9% FG percentage (28 out of 55) and made 6 of 21 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 14 of their 16 shots for a rate of 87.5%. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 23 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to the defense, Florida Gulf Coast allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 24 out of 56 shooting. Florida Atlantic dished out 8 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. In addition, Florida Atlantic had 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Florida Atlantic finished shooting 84.4% at the free throw line by burying 27 of their 32 attempts. They converted 6 out of their 21 tries from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 21 and Florida Atlantic totaled 12 fouls.

Rahmir Barno is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He was able to score 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and grabbed 2 boards. He finished 66.7% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Florida Gulf Coast heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-5 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Florida Gulf Coast is grabbing 40.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 158 dimes so far this season, which ranks 88th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Eagles are hitting 32.9% on three-point attempts (83 of 252) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They average 85.8 points per contest (59th in Division 1) while hitting 45.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 fouls. They currently rank 123rd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 117 relinquished on the season. The Eagles defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.0% (267 of 580) and they surrender 34.8 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 34.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 337th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (82.6).

In their last game, the New Mexico Lobos got the victory with a final of 81-78 when they faced VCU. The Lobos corralled 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. VCU was called for 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Lobos to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of those for a rate of 86.4%. In reference to three-point shots, New Mexico made 8 of their 18 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Lobos ended up shooting 27 for 54 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Lobos permitted VCU to knock down 24 of 62 tries from the floor which had them shooting 38.7% in the matchup. They went 26.9% from beyond the arc via 7 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 28 at the free throw line (82.1%). When talking about rebounds, New Mexico allowed VCU to grab 33 in total (15 offensive).

Jake Hall pitched in for the Lobos in the matchup. He racked up 24 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for the contest. He converted 9 of 15 for the game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and totaled 1 rebound.

New Mexico has a record of 7-2 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Lobos are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which is ranked 187th in college. New Mexico has earned 740 pts this season (82.2 per game) and they pull in 37.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.7 times per game (126th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per game. The Lobos commit 17.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 74.5% from the charity stripe.

The Lobos on defense are ranked 92nd in the country in points given up per game with 69.0. They are forcing 15.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (74th in college). The New Mexico defense gives up 29.5% on 3-point shots (80 of 271) and their opponents are making 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.1 assists and 35.2 rebounds per contest, which is 104th and 216th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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