Bellarmine (3-16) vs Florida Gulf Coast (10-9)
January 23, 2025 at 06:30 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Bellarmine +11 — Over/Under: 141.5
In this article, we will formulate an FGCU vs Bellarmine Prediction for this college basketball game on Thursday, January 23rd, at the Knights Hall. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
-The Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance
-The Knights’ recent form and recent player performance
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving FGCU
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Bellarmine
-Recent betting trends in games played between FGCU and Bellarmine
-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Eagles and Knights.
Florida Gulf Coast is Figuring It out
Florida Gulf Coast is figuring it out, and they have won four games in a row. Two games ago against West Georgia, FGCU was able to secure the 82-60 victory and in the last game against Queens, they were able to secure the 60-47 victory. Keeshawn Kellman had a strong game putting up 21 points, five assists, and zero rebounds. The defense was also quite impressive and they are going to need the defense to step up here.
FGCU comes into this game with a 10-9 record overall and they have gone 11-8 against the spread. Florida Gulf Coast is averaging 70 points while their defense is giving up 67.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 286th in the league while the defense is ranked 78th in the league. Dallion Johnson is averaging 13.7 points while shooting 39 percent from the field and 33.5 percent from behind the three-point line.
Why Florida Gulf Coast Will Beat Bellarmine
- Bellarmine has lost each of its last nine games.
- Florida Gulf Coast has won seven of its last eight games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Florida Gulf Coast has won the first half in each of its last three games against the ASUN Conference.
Bellarmine Just Keeps Losing
Bellarmine has zero confidence heading into this game and they just keep losing games. Two games ago against Lipscomb, Bellarmine lost 87-53 and in the last game against Eastern Kentucky they ended up losing 72-69. Billy Smitth had a strong game putting up 20 points, five reobunds, and one assist. There were three different players that put up at least 10 points, but outside of those three there wasn’t a whole lot of of production.
Bellarmine is coming into this game with a 3-16 record overall and they have gone 5-13 against the spread. Bellarmine is averaging 70.6 points while their defense is giving up 80.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 274th in the league while the defense is ranked 346th They are averaging 25.16 three-point attempts per game which is 99th in the league. They are shooting 78.7 from behind the free throw line which is 11th in the league.
FGCU vs Bellarmine Prediction
This is one of my favorite plays on the entire board, and it’s going to be Florida Gulf Coast that is going to end up winning this game with ease. Bellarmine’s defense is giving up 80.1 points per game, and they are going to really struggle to defend here. Florida Gulf Coast is going to score at least 85 points here, and Florida Gulf Coast will have no answer. Back Florida Gulf Coast to win this game and cover the spread.