Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Bellarmine Knights Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Bellarmine Knights

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Knights Hall in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Bellarmine Knights (9-13) are hosting the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (10-13) at Knights Hall on Saturday.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Jacksonville and walked away with a win by a score of 68-49 in their last contest. Florida Gulf Coast wrapped up the contest with a 44.2% FG percentage (23 of 52) and converted 7 of their 15 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 15 of 25 tries for a rate of 60.0%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned a total of 34 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to defense, Florida Gulf Coast allowed 37.0% from the floor on 20 out of 54 shooting. Jacksonville earned 4 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Jacksonville pulled down 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Jacksonville ended up going 53.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 15 shots. They knocked down 1 of their 17 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 18 and Jacksonville accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Jordan Ellerbee is one player who was a major factor in this game. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 24 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He recorded 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Florida Gulf Coast will play this game with a mark of 10-13 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Florida Gulf Coast is collecting 37.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 342 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 130th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Eagles are shooting 34.7% on three-point attempts (200 of 576) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They average 79.2 pts per game (120th in the country) while connecting on 45.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 183rd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 304 surrendered this year. The Eagles defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (592 of 1,339) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 35.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 291st in the nation in points per game allowed (77.9).

In their last game, the Bellarmine Knights took home the win by a final score of 78-75 when they played Queens. The Knights earned 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Queens earned 16 fouls for the contest which got the Knights to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to convert 16 of them for a rate of 88.9%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Bellarmine converted 8 of 21 tries (38.1%). When all was said and done, the Knights went 27 out of 53 from the floor which had them shooting 50.9%. The Knights permitted Queens to convert 28 of 62 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 45.2% for this game. They finished 35.5% from distance by shooting 11 of 31 and finished the game at 8 of 14 at the charity stripe (57.1%). Concerning team rebounding, Bellarmine permitted Queens to collect 26 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Jack Karasinski was important for the Knights in this game. He earned 18 points in his 21 minutes on the court and earned 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 6 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Bellarmine has a win-loss record of 9-13 this season. The Knights are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.8 times per game (139th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per contest. Bellarmine has scored 1,744 points for the year (79.3 per contest) and they collect 28.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Knights are shooting 51.3% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in the country.

The Bellarmine defense allows 38.6% on three-point shots (257 of 666) and opponents are making 72.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 16.8 dimes and 33.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 347th and 103rd in the country. The Knights defensively are ranked 345th in college hoops in points given up per game with 81.8. They are forcing 10.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the floor (351st in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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