Cal State-Bakersfield vs Florida Gulf Coast Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/22/24

The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners and the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles meet Friday in college basketball action from Alico Arena. Here’s a CSU Bakersfield vs Florida Gulf Coast prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best CSU Bakersfield vs Florida Gulf Coast pick. We will examine:

The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners’ recent form and player performance

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Recent betting trends in games played between CSU Bakersfield and Florida Gulf Coast

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the CSU Bakersfield vs Florida Gulf Coast game

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Betting Preview

The Roadrunners lost their first game of the season, dropping 86-73 versus California. CSU Bakersfield has been better from there, however. The next pair were both wins 122-53 versus Bethesda and 86-81 against North Dakota State.

CSU Bakersfield was able to keep it going on Saturday against Fresno State. The Roadrunners held a slim 38-35 edge at halftime but surged on a 36-21 run in the second for a 74-56 outcome. Corey Stephenson led the charge with 17 points and nine boards. CSU Bakersfield will meet FIU after this game.

FGCU Eagles Betting Preview

Over on the Eagles’ side, they haven’t had any luck in the win column so far this year. Florida Gulf Coast lost 73-64 to UNC Greensboro in their opener game, then fell 67-51 versus TCU and 74-65 against St. Bonaventure in the next pair.

Matched up against Drake on Saturday, the Eagles held a 31-30 edge by halftime. Florida Gulf Coast was outscored 33-30 from there however and fell 63-61. Zavian McLean led the charge in the losing effort with 17 points and three rebounds.

Why the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles will win

• Florida Gulf Coast has won 11 of its last 13 games against non-conference opponents at Alico Arena.

Why the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners will win

• Florida Gulf Coast has lost each of its last six day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Cal State Bakersfield has won each of its last three games.

CSU Bakersfield vs Florida Gulf Coast Prediction

I’ll probably try CSU Bakersfield. The Roadrunners have scored well this season, with 73 or more points in all four games. CSUB is coming off a nice win over Fresno State with 46.2 percent shooting and a 51-27 rebounding edge. The 17 turnovers need to be cleaned up, though. Ball control will be very important in upcoming tight games (like this one).

As for FGCU, they played their tightest game of the year versus Drake on Saturday but came up short in the end. The Eagles have had some scoring issues so far, hitting 65 or fewer points in all four games. CSU Bakersfield should have this one if they play well.