Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Samford Bulldogs Prediction, 11/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Samford Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (2-2) are headed to Pete Hanna Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Samford Bulldogs (3-2).

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles took the court against Chattanooga and took home the win by a score of 91-73 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 21 and Chattanooga finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. Chattanooga finished the game at 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 30 tries. In addition, Chattanooga pulled down 21 rebounds (4 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Chattanooga totaled 14 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In relation to the defense, Florida Gulf Coast allowed the other team to go 41.5% from the field on 22 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 19 dimes for this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 37 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Eagles made 13 of their 15 tries for a rate of 86.7%. Florida Gulf Coast walked away from the game with a 51.5% field goal percentage (34 out of 66) and made 10 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

J.R. Konieczny is someone who played a role for this game. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 28 mins and snagged 7 boards. He shot 60.0% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Florida Gulf Coast comes into this contest with a record of 2-2 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 6.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Florida Gulf Coast is collecting 44.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 65 dimes this year, which is 155th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Eagles are shooting 30.4% on three-point shots (38 of 125) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They average 87.8 points per game (81st in the nation) while shooting 42.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 11.5 turnovers every game while drawing 15.5 fouls. They surrender 36.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 336th in college in points per game allowed (85.3). The Eagles are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.3% (113 of 229) and they surrender 35.3 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 161st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 51 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Samford Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 84-77 when they faced Central Arkansas. The Bulldogs corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. Central Arkansas committed 16 fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 13 of them for a rate of 72.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Samford knocked down 15 of 44 attempts (34.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs finished 28 for 68 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. The Bulldogs permitted Central Arkansas to bury 29 out of 67 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.3% in this matchup. They shot 27.3% from downtown by connecting on 6 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 23 from the free throw line (56.5%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Samford permitted Central Arkansas to grab 39 in all (10 offensive).

Jadin Booth ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs in this contest. He converted 6 out of 18 for this game for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and added 5 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 42 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in the game.

Samford has a win-loss mark of 3-2 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 42.7% from the floor, which ranks 281st in college. Samford has totaled 406 pts for the campaign (81.2 per contest) and they snag 37.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per contest (149th in college) and they are giving up possession 9.2 times per game. The Bulldogs have committed 16.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 68.3% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 293rd in college in PPG given up with 80.6. They are forcing their opponents into 9.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (330th in Division 1). The Samford defense gives up 41.7% on shots from beyond the arc (40 of 96) and their opponents are making 73.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.8 dimes and 36.2 boards per game, which ranks them 71st and 228th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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