Queens Royals vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 1/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Queens Royals (9-8) are on their way to Alico Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (7-10).

The Queens Royals played North Florida and earned the victory with a final of 89-82 in their last game. Queens wrapped up the contest with a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 65) and knocked down 11 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Royals converted 18 of their 24 shots for a rate of 75.0%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 39 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists for this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to the defense, Queens allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the field on 31 of 67 shooting. North Florida dished out 19 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Moreover, North Florida grabbed 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Florida finished the game shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 12 attempts. They made 10 of 32 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Royals walked away with 13 and North Florida had 18 personal fouls.

Avantae Parker is one guy who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 27 minutes and collected 12 boards. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Queens will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 9-8 this season. They currently have an average of 84.0 points per contest (61st in D-1) while hitting 47.3% from the field. The Royals are connecting on 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (185 of 516) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Queens is snagging 34.2 boards per game and is sitting with 281 dimes on the year, which ranks 65th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.6 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Royals have forced 10.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They concede 37.0% on 3-point shots while they are 357th in college hoops in points per game allowed (85.6). The Royals are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (504 of 1,062) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 309th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 268 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-77 against Lipscomb. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Florida Gulf Coast permitted Lipscomb to get 26 in total (7 offensive). They went 51.9% from distance by shooting 14 of 27 and finished the contest at 18 out of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Eagles allowed Lipscomb to make 26 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Eagles shot 30 for 59 from the field which had them sitting at 50.8%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Florida Gulf Coast converted 5 out of their 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to convert 12 of them for a rate of 63.2%. Lipscomb committed 15 fouls for this contest which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The Eagles corralled 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in the matchup.

J.R. Konieczny ended up having an impact for the Eagles for this contest. He earned 26 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest. He buried 12 of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 70.6%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Florida Gulf Coast has a mark of 7-10 on the season. The Eagles are committing 19.6 personal fouls per game and they go 72.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.8 times per game (98th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game. Florida Gulf Coast has scored 1,384 pts this season (81.4 per game) and they collect 37.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Eagles are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 158th in college hoops.

The Florida Gulf Coast defense surrenders 35.7% from downtown (158 of 442) and their opponents are knocking down 74.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.9 dimes and 34.2 rebounds per game, which is 146th and 164th in college hoops. The Eagles are ranked 314th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 79.5. They have forced 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (234th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Queens

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