Tennessee Volunteers (1-1) vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (2-1)
Game Info: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 7:00 pm (Thompson-Boling Arena)
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The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and Tennessee Volunteers face off on Wednesday in a college basketball at Thompson-Boiling Arena. This is the first meeting between the two teams in recent years.
Florida Gulf Coast comes into this game with a 2-1 record overall and they have gone 1-1 against the spread. FGCU opened up the season with a 74-61 victory over USC. Two games ago against San Diego, Florida Gulf Coast gave up 79 points and that led to the six-point defeat. In the last game against Ave Maria, Florida Gulf Coast scored 105 points, and that led to the blowout victory. Florida Gulf Coast is averaging 84 points while their defense is giving up 67 points per game. The defense is ranked 163rd, and they need the defense to be strong here.
On the other side of this matchup is Tennessee who sits with a 1-1 record and they have gone 0-2 against the spread. In the first game against Tennessee Tech, the Volunteers scored 75 points and they won by 32 points. In the last game against Colorado, the offense only scored 66 points and that led to the 12-point defeat. Zakai Zeigler is coming off the bench and in the last game he finished with 12 points, four assists, and two rebounds. The Volunteers are averaging 70.5 points while their defense is giving up 60.5 points per game. Tyreke Key is averaging 16 points while shooting 36.8 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from behind the three-point line.
Florida Gulf Coast is 4-1 against the spread in their last five games on Wednesday. The over is 7-1 FGCU’s last eight games. The over is 4-1 in the Eagles last five road games. The under is 5-1 in Tennessee’s last six games on Wednesday. The over is 4-0 in the Volunteers' last four games following an against the spread loss.
Tennessee looked awful against Colorado and I’m not sold on this offense. Tennessee only scored 66 points in the last game, and they aren’t going to be running away from Florida Gulf Coast in this game. Look for Florida Gulf Coast to score at least 70 points, and that will be enough for the Eagles to cover the spread.