In one of the most interesting games in round one, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles will take on the Florida State Seminoles. This game will be in state, at the Amway Center in Orlando. This is between the 3 and 14 seed out of the West Region. The winner takes on either Xavier or Maryland. Florida State comes into this game after a second place finish in the ACC with a 25-8 record.
Dunk City, or otherwise known as the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast are 26-7 on the season. The winners of the Atlantic Sun regular season also won the conference tournament. Overall, Florida Gulf Coast has won 7 straight games. The Florida State Seminoles are big favorites in this game, at -12 over FGCU in the college basketball lines.
FGCU vs FSU March Madness Betting Pick, Prediction & TV Info
When: Thursday, March 16, 9:20 PM ET
Where: Amway Center, Orlando
TV: TNT
Stream: March Madness LiveRadio: FGCU / FSUNCAAB Odds: Florida State at -12
Why Bet on Florida Gulf Coast?
The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were the talk of the tournament a couple seasons ago. Dunk City is looking for their 27th win of the season. They won the Conference title game, by scoring 77 points over North Florida. The Eagles are scoring nearly 80 points per game, and allowing teams to score just 68.8 per game.
The top scorer for Florida Gulf Coast is Brandon Goodwin. The guard is scoring more than 18 points per game, and also dishing out 4 assists per game. The Eagles are making their third tournament appearance. They are 3-2 all time in NCAA tournament history.
Why Bet on Florida State?
The Florida State State Seminoles are going to want to score early and often in thisi game. The Seminoles feel like they are at a great advantage if they can speed up the game. Florida State scored 82 points per game in the regular season. In the conference tournament loss to Notre Dame, they scored just 73 points. That’s the most they have scored in any of their last six losses.
The top scorer for Florida State this season has been guard Dwyane Bacon. He is scoring 17 points per game. Xavier Rathan-Mayes is also scoring 10 points per game, and dishing out 5 assists per game. Florida State has been to the NCAA Tournament 14 times in school history.
Betting Pick & Score Prediction
The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles are going to have a ton of fans on hand in this game. Those that travel from their school, and anyone that’s not cheering for the Seminoles. Everyone loves an underdog, and that’s what we have with the Eagles. Not only are the an underdog, they are very talented.
Look for Florida Gulf Coast to get the basketball inside and come away with a major upset in this game. The Atlantic Coast Conference has been great, but this will be a bad look if the Seminoles cannot survive round 1. The final bet for this game is the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast +12 over the Florida State Seminoles.
