Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Jacksonville Dolphins Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs Jacksonville Dolphins

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Jacksonville Dolphins (8-13) will try to defeat the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (8-13) at Swisher Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles played Lipscomb and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-71 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 19 and Lipscomb racked up 20 personal fouls. They converted 20 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. Lipscomb finished the contest at 87.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 16 shots. Additionally, Lipscomb snagged 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Lipscomb distributed 20 assists and had 2 steals in this game. When it comes to defense, Florida Gulf Coast allowed 47.3% from the floor on 26 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 1 steal. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 23 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Eagles made 13 of 20 tries for a percentage of 65.0%. Florida Gulf Coast finished the contest having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (24 out of 56) and knocked down 10 of 26 three-point shots.

Isaiah Malone is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He accounted for 23 points on 9 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also totaled 6 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 90.0% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Florida Gulf Coast enters this game with a record of 8-13 this year. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Florida Gulf Coast is snagging 37.4 boards per contest and has totaled 317 assists for the campaign, which ranks 122nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are shooting 34.2% on shots from downtown (181 of 530) and 73.6% from the free throw line. They average 80.0 points per game (109th in D-1) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 233rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 292 conceded for the year. The Eagles are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.6% (550 of 1,233) and they surrender 34.2 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 36.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 322nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (79.9).

The last time they took the court, the Jacksonville Dolphins walked away with a victory by a final of 81-76 when they played Eastern Kentucky. When talking about rebounding, Jacksonville allowed Eastern Kentucky to pull down 27 in total (10 offensive). They went 35.3% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 17 and finished the game at 20 of 28 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Dolphins allowed Eastern Kentucky to bury 25 out of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% for the game. When all was said and done, the Dolphins ended up going 27 for 52 from the floor which had them at 51.9%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Jacksonville made 4 of their 14 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 23 of those for a rate of 76.7%. Eastern Kentucky committed 22 fouls for the contest which got the Dolphins to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Dolphins earned 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in the matchup.

Chris Lockett ended up being a major contributor for the Dolphins in the matchup. He converted 10 of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and had 1 rebound. He recorded 25 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Jacksonville has a win-loss mark of 8-13 so far this year. The Dolphins have committed 18.7 fouls per game and they hit 69.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.9 times per game (264th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per contest. Jacksonville has 1,540 pts for the year (73.3 per contest) and they pull in 33.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Dolphins are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which is ranked 178th in the nation.

The Dolphins defensively are ranked 164th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.0. They are able to force 11.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (302nd in D-1). The Jacksonville defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (143 of 418) and their opposition knocks down 71.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.0 dimes and 31.0 boards every game, which is 155th and 34th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Jacksonville

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