Jacksonville is 7-1 in the Atlantic Sun with Florida Gulf Coast at 6-2, tied for second place with two other teams. You need great defense in conference showdowns like this and Florida Gulf Coast has it, ranked second in the 12-team A-Sun in points given up (68.1 per game) and in field goal shooting allowed (.415). The balanced offense is second in the conference in shooting (.466) and fourth from long range (.351) with four players scoring in double figures. They lost at LSU, 80-71, as a +14.5 underdog and at Drake, 63-61, as a double-digit dog. Florida Gulf Coast is on a 20-11 ATS run. Jacksonville has just one player scoring in double figures and shoots 43.7% from the field as a team and 69.8% from the line. Florida Gulf Coast won both meetings last season, 80-70 and 59-57, the latter as a +1.5 underdog on this court. Play Florida Gulf Coast.
This pick was released to clients on January 29, 2025 at 10:40AM ET.
Florida Gulf Coast at Jacksonville
January 29, 2025
1 unit on Florida Gulf Coast +3 (-105) (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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