North Alabama vs Florida Gulf Coast Prediction 1/9/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a North Alabama vs Florida Gulf Coast Prediction for this college basketball game on Thursday, January 9th, at the Alico Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Lions’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving North Alabama

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Florida Gulf Coast

-Recent betting trends in games played between North Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Lions and Eagles. 

North Alabama Has Confidence

North Alabama has played pretty well so far this season and they are coming off back-to-back victories. In the last game against Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama scored 88 points and they ended up winning by 21 points. Guard Will Soucie had a strong game putting up 18 points and five rebounds. 

Canin Jefferson put up 18 points, four rebounds, and two assists. There are five different players that put up at least 10 points per game. North Alabama on the season is averaging 79.1 points while their defense is giving up 71.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 93rd in the league while the defense is ranked 196th. Jacari Lane has been the top player for North Alabama averaging 15.5 points while shooting 43.1 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Why North Alabama Will Beat FGCU

• The home team has won each of North Alabama’s last four games.
• North Alabama has lost four of its last five games at Alico Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• North Alabama has lost the first half in four of its last five games at Alico Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

FGCU Looks to Bounce Back

Florida Gulf Coast have not found a whole lot of success this season and they are coming off another loss in the last game. FGCU’s offense scored 83 points against Queens, but the defense let them down giving up 92 points. Even though they lost the offense was good, and they were led by Dallion Johnson who put up 22 points, three assists, and two rebounds. There were four different players that put up at least 12 points. Two games ago against West Georgia they scored 79 points and ended up cruising to the win. 

Florida Gulf Coast is averaging 69.1 points while their defense is giving up 69.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 312th in the league while the defense is ranked 126th. This is a team that has been scoring as of late the question is will they be willing to try and play enough defense? 

Why FGCU Will Beat North Alabama

• The home team has won each of North Alabama’s last four games.
• North Alabama has lost four of its last five games at Alico Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• North Alabama has lost the first half in four of its last five games at Alico Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

North Alabama vs Florida Gulf Coast Prediction

This game is going to be one of the higher-scoring games of the day. This North Alabama offense is elite averaging 79.1 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. This Florida Gulf Coast defense can’t be trusted and they will have issues here. The one thing we can trust though is that the Eagles offense is also going to find offensive success and there will be zero defense played by either team here. Look for this game to be a shootout, and the over is going to cash with ease.