West Georgia Wolves vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Georgia Wolves vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (7-10) are welcoming the West Georgia Wolves (9-7) at Alico Arena on Saturday.

The West Georgia Wolves faced Jacksonville and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-43 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wolves walked away with 12 and Jacksonville accumulated 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 out of their 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Jacksonville finished shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of 15 attempts. In addition, Jacksonville totaled 24 boards (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Jacksonville recorded 12 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defending, West Georgia let their opponent shoot 54.0% from the floor on 27 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 4 assists for the matchup while forcing 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wolves buried 14 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. West Georgia finished the game having earned a 35.9% field goal percentage (14 of 39) and made 1 out of their 11 3-point attempts.

Josh Smith is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He accounted for 12 points on 2 out of 7 shooting. He played 27 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up shooting 28.6% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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West Georgia steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 9-7 this year. They have an average of 76.1 pts per contest (204th in the country) while hitting 43.4% from the field. The Wolves are shooting 34.8% on shots from distance (117 of 336) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, West Georgia is snagging 37.3 boards per game and has accounted for 204 assists for the year, which ranks 332nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Wolves are forcing 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are giving up 32.6% from 3-point land and they rank 318th in college in PPG allowed (79.8). The Wolves are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.8% (464 of 1,014) and they relinquish 37.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 251st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 249 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles took a loss by a score of 84-77 when they played Lipscomb. When talking about rebounding, Florida Gulf Coast permitted Lipscomb to collect 26 in total (7 offensive). They finished 51.9% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Eagles permitted Lipscomb to make 26 out of their 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.3% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles ended up shooting 30 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.8%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Florida Gulf Coast converted 5 of their 17 attempts (29.4%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.2%. Lipscomb earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Eagles to the free throw line for 19 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 12 steals for this contest. The Eagles snagged 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for this game.

J.R. Konieczny pitched in for the Eagles in the game. He totaled 26 points in his 37 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for the game. He made 12 out of 17 in this game for a rate of 70.6%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Florida Gulf Coast has a win-loss mark of 7-10 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Eagles are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 162nd in college. Florida Gulf Coast has accumulated 1,384 pts for the season (81.4 per contest) and they average 37.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.8 times per game (95th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. The Eagles have committed 19.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 315th in college in points allowed per contest with 79.5. They are forcing 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (232nd in D-1). The Florida Gulf Coast defense concedes 35.7% on 3-point attempts (158 of 442) and their opposition knocks down 74.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.9 dimes and 34.2 rebounds every game, which is 146th and 166th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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