Lipscomb Bisons vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (7-8) will try to defeat the Lipscomb Bisons (9-6) at Alico Arena on Saturday.

The Lipscomb Bisons faced off with North Florida and walked away with a win by a score of 82-74 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Bisons walked away with 10 while North Florida had 19 fouls. They knocked down 16 out of their 46 shots from 3-point range. North Florida ended up shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by burying 4 of 4 tries. Additionally, North Florida snagged 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a block. North Florida doled out 13 assists and had 1 steal for the game. In the matter of the defense, Lipscomb allowed the other team to go 38.6% from the field on 27 of 70 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bisons buried 15 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. Lipscomb ended having earned a 38.0% FG percentage (27 of 71) and knocked down 13 of their 36 3-point shots.

Titas Sargiunas is a player who was a contributor in the game. He finished the game shooting 70.0% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and also grabbed 1 board. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Lipscomb will play this game with a record of 9-6 on the season. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Lipscomb is snagging 36.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 288 dimes for the campaign, which is 21st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bisons are shooting 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (171 of 472) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 81.3 points per outing (100th in D-1) while hitting 44.9% from the field.

On defense, the Bisons are forcing 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They are 96th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 187 surrendered so far this year. The Bisons defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.6% (404 of 926) and they surrender 38.3 boards per game as a unit. They give up 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 211th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.3).

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 72-55 when they played North Alabama. When talking about attacking the glass, Florida Gulf Coast allowed North Alabama to snag 23 overall (3 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 23.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 21 and finished the game at 18 of 27 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Eagles allowed North Alabama to bury 16 of their 52 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 30.8% for the contest. Overall, the Eagles shot 28 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. In relation to 3-point shots, Florida Gulf Coast buried 9 of 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.8%. North Alabama earned 11 fouls for this contest which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Eagles collected 33 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this matchup.

Rahmir Barno was important for the Eagles in this contest. He converted 7 out of 14 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He recorded 14 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for the contest.

Florida Gulf Coast has a record of 7-8 for the campaign. The Eagles commit 19.8 fouls every game and they go 74.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per contest (108th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game. Florida Gulf Coast has scored 1,236 points on the campaign (82.4 per game) and they collect 38.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are shooting 45.5% from the field, which has them ranked 181st in the nation.

The Florida Gulf Coast defense surrenders 33.9% on shots from distance (130 of 384) and opponents are making 74.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.1 assists and 34.5 total boards per game, which ranks 78th and 181st in Division 1. The Eagles are ranked 311th in college in PPG allowed with 79.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (238th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lipscomb

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