Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs UCF Knights Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs UCF Knights

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

The UCF Knights (21-12 last season) welcome the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (16-18 last year) at Addition Financial Arena on Monday.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles took the court against Central Arkansas and took a loss by a final of 73-63 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 19 while Central Arkansas totaled 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 25 attempts from distance. Central Arkansas finished the contest at 61.9% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 21 tries. On top of that, Central Arkansas pulled down 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Central Arkansas doled out 13 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Florida Gulf Coast allowed the other team to go 43.3% from the floor on 26 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 37 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Eagles made 10 of their 15 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Florida Gulf Coast wrapped up the game with a 38.7% field goal percentage (24 of 62) and knocked down 5 of their 32 shots from downtown.

Michael Duax is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He notched 15 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Florida Gulf Coast comes into this game after finishing with a mark of 16-18 last season. They gave up possession 11.0 times per contest and as a unit committed 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida Gulf Coast grabbed 36.9 rebounds per contest and accounted for 500 dimes over the course of last season, which had them ranked 108th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Eagles shot 32.4% on shots from downtown (270 of 833) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They averaged 77.4 points per game (136th in D-1) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles forced their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.4 personal fouls. They were 229th in college hoops in giving up assists with 462 conceded throughout last year. The Eagles defense allowed a shooting percentage of 44.7% (873 of 1,954) and they relinquished 34.1 boards per game as a group. They surrendered 35.1% on 3-point attempts and they were 249th in college in points per game allowed (76.4).

In their last game, the UCF Knights took a loss by a final score of 75-71 when they faced UCLA. With respect to rebounding, UCF permitted UCLA to get 35 in all (11 offensive). They finished 28.6% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). The Knights allowed UCLA to bury 27 of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Knights shot 27 out of 72 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.5%. With respect to shots from downtown, UCF made 12 out of their 32 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 31.3%. UCLA committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The Knights snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in this contest.

Jordan Burks ended up being a major contributor for the Knights in this contest. He made 8 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 53.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the game.

UCF had a win-loss mark of 21-12 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Knights shot 46.3% from the floor, which ranked them 107th in D-1. UCF accumulated 2,662 pts throughout last year (80.7 per contest) and they snagged 37.7 boards per game. They earned an assist 15.7 times per game (74th in college) and they turned it over 11.4 times per game. The Knights were responsible for committing 17.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The UCF defense surrendered 33.9% on 3-pointers (265 of 782) and opponents knocked down 74.2% of their foul shots. They allowed 16.9 assists and 33.7 rebounds per game, which was ranked 265th and 133rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Knights on the defensive end were ranked 305th in college hoops in PPG given up with 78.4. They forced 11.2 TO's per game and let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (255th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UCF

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