Florida Gulf Coast vs Kennesaw State 2/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Kennesaw State Owls will travel to Alico Arena to take on the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Kennesaw State Owls had their 2-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 11-14 on the season after being defeated by the North Florida Ospreys, 74-72, this past Saturday. Kennesaw State fought back from a 40-23 deficit late in the 1^st half to tie the game at 70-all with 1:42 left in regulation, however, the Owls could not fight back after a pair for FT’s by Jadyn Parker gave North Florida a 73-70 lead with :45 seconds left in the game. Kennesaw State shot 36.1% from the field & 18.2% from beyond the arc while allowing North Florida to shoot 44.4% from the field & 39.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Owls was Brandon Stroud who had a double-double with 12 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 steal.

On the season, Kennesaw State is averaging 74.8 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Owls are averaging 7.9 three-pointers per game on 35.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Kennesaw State has been led by Chris Youngblood (13.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.0 apg), Terrell Burden (12.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.2 spg), Spencer Rodgers (10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.2 spg), & Brandon Stroud (6.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, Kennesaw State is allowing their opponents to average 69.7 ppg on 44.0% shooting from the field. The Owls have a rebound margin of 3.4 and a turnover margin of 2.0.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles won their 4^th straight game and improved to 17-9 on the season after defeating the Stetson Hatters, 89-82 (OT), this past Saturday. Florida Gulf Coast fought back from a 73-62 deficit with just 2:55 left in regulation to force OT and was able to pull away after a Tavian Dunn-Martin layup gave the Eagles an 87-82 lead with just :22 seconds left in OT. Florida Gulf Coast shot 43.5% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Stetson to shoot 40.6% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Eagles was Tavian Dunn-Martin who had 38 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Florida Gulf Coast is averaging 77.9 ppg on 45.1% shooting from the field. The Eagles are averaging 10.4 three-pointers per game on 35.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Florida Gulf Coast has been led by Tavian Dunn-Martin (20.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 5.9 apg, 1.0 spg), Kevin Samuel (11.8 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.1 spg), Cyrus Largie (11.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.6 spg), & Caleb Catto (8.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.0 spg).

Defensviely, Florida Gulf Coast is allowing their opponents to average 73.2 ppg on 43.1% shooting from the field. The Eagles have a rebound margin of 4.3 and a turnover margin of -2.0.

The Owls are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games & 2-2 ATS in their last 4 road games. The Eagles are 3-2-1 ATS in their last 6 games, however, are just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games. Kennesaw State is just 3-8 on the road, however, this is a better team in which their overall record indicates. Kennesaw State has done a great job of forcing turnovers and have had plenty of success putting up points as the Owls come into this game ranked 86^th in scoring offense & 83^rd in FG%. Florida Gulf Coast is a tough team to play when they are on their home court, however, as I think Kennesaw State will be able to put up plenty of points against a Florida Gulf Coast defense that ranks just 280^th in scoring defense & 190^th in defensive FG%, I think the play here is to take Kennesaw State and the points. Good Luck!