Queens Royals vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

Alico Arena is the location where the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (8-9) will try to beat the Queens Royals (11-6) on Saturday.

The Queens Royals stepped onto the hardwood against Austin Peay and notched a win by a score of 67-60 in their last contest. Queens finished the contest having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 out of 61) and buried 6 out of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Royals made 7 of 9 shots for a rate of 77.8%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 47 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 10 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning defending, Queens allowed 33.9% from the field on 21 out of 62 shooting. Austin Peay distributed 8 dimes and had 13 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Austin Peay had 21 rebounds (4 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Austin Peay walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by converting 7 of their 9 attempts. They also converted 11 of their 35 shots from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Royals ended up with 14 and Austin Peay accumulated 15 personal fouls.

Leo Colimerio is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He shot 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He played for 29 minutes and also totaled 7 rebounds. He racked up 14 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Queens steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 11-6 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Queens is snagging 38.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 271 assists on the year, which ranks 80th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Royals are shooting 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (167 of 485) and 64.9% from the free throw line. They average 76.2 points per contest (158th in Division 1) while shooting 43.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Royals have forced 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.9% on 3-point shots while they are 256th in college hoops in opponents PPG (74.0). The Royals defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.8% (454 of 1,037) and they concede 36.8 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 155th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 215 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles went home victorious with a score of 77-71 against Central Arkansas. The Eagles were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the game. They also coughed it up 15 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. Central Arkansas was called for 17 fouls for this game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 83.3%. With respect to three-point attempts, Florida Gulf Coast buried 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Eagles finished the game shooting 27 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 50.9%. The Eagles permitted Central Arkansas to bury 25 out of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.5% for the contest. They finished 33.3% from downtown by going 11 out of 33 and finished the game at 10 of 12 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In the matter of rebounding, Florida Gulf Coast allowed Central Arkansas to pull down 20 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Zavian McLean ended up being a factor for the Eagles in this game. He totaled 20 points in his 37 mins on the court and added 2 assists in this game. He converted 8 out of 13 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Florida Gulf Coast has a win-loss mark of 8-9 so far this season. The Eagles commit 15.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per contest (220th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest. Florida Gulf Coast has tallied 1,188 pts so far this season (69.9 per contest) and they pull down 33.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Eagles are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 150th in college.

The Florida Gulf Coast defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (146 of 438) and opponents are connecting on 74.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.7 assists and 33.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 159th and 108th in the nation. The Eagles are ranked 120th in college in points given up per game with 69.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (148th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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