Florida Gulf Coast vs LSU Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/8/24

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and the LSU Tigers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Florida Gulf Coast vs. LSU prediction.

Florida Gulf Coast Recap

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles come into this game looking to bounce back from a 76-73 loss to Furman last time out. After this game, Florida Gulf Coast will take on UNC-Wilmington on the road.

Eagles Looking To Spring Upset

Dallion Johnson leads the Eagles in scoring with 13.1 PPG while Zavian McLean has 11.1 PPG and Keeshawn Kellman has 10.3 PPG with 5.3 RPG. Jevin Muniz has 10.4 PPG with team-highs of 5.7 RPG and 3.9 APG to lead FGCU in rebounding and assists while also capping off the group of double-digit scorers for Florida Gulf Coast up to this point in the year. As a team, Florida Gulf Coast is averaging 64.8 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 69.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles will win

• LSU has lost seven of its last nine day games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
• The road team has won three of Florida Gulf Coast’s last four games.

LSU Recap

The LSU Tigers come into this one looking to build on their 85-75 win over Florida State last time out. After this game, LSU will take on SMU.

Tigers Win Third Straight

Cam Carter leads the Tigers in scoring with 17.9 PPG along with 4.5 RPG while Jordan Sears has 15.5 PPG with a team-high 2.6 APG. Jalen Reed has 11.1 PPG with 6.5 RPG to lead the Tigers on the glass while Vyctorius Miller has 11.6 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for LSU up to this point in the year. Dji Bailey also has 9.5 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 3.1 APG as well on the year. As a team, LSU is averaging 82 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 31.9% from three and 73.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the LSU Tigers will win

• LSU has won each of its last nine Sunday day games against non-Conference opponents.
• Florida Gulf Coast has lost each of its last four road day games against non-Conference opponents.

Florida Gulf Coast vs. LSU Prediction

I’m leaning towards Florida Gulf Coast here. The Eagles have shown that they can hang with some of the better teams that they’ve gone up against, and this could be a bit of a look-ahead spot for LSU with SMU on deck. I think this is going to be an interesting game and I think that the Eagles can cover with the points. Give me Florida Gulf Coast.