Florida Gulf Coast vs Rhode Island 11/23/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds
Rhode Island Rams (4-1) vs. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (2-2)
November 23, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles +5.5 ; Over/Under: 140.5
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The Rhode Island Rams and the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Alico Arena. Rhode Island sits at 4-1 so far this year. The Rams took out Boston College by six points in their last appearance. As for the Eagles, they’re 2-2 so far and fresh off a win over Eckerd College. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Rhode Island kicked off the year with three solid wins. The Rams took out Boston U 71-62, then Bryant 83-64 and Boston College 57-49. Rhode Island took their first loss in game four against Tulsa with a 77-71 result.
The Rams were able to get back into the win column on Sunday with another game versus Boston College. Rhode Island had a 34-24 advantage after one half and hung on for the 71-65 victory. Both Jeremy Sheppard and Antwan Walker scored 15 points in that one.
Over on the FCGU side, they got a nice 94-57 blowout win in their opener against Florida National, but then took a loss 89-77 to Loyola IL in game two. The Eagles couldn’t get past a tough USC team either, losing 78-61.
Florida Gulf Coast got back into the win column with a matchup against Eckerd College on Sunday. The Eagles jumped out to a 47-27 halftime lead and kept the pressure on from there in a 99-59 blowout. Dakota Rivers and Zach Anderson each notched a team-high 15 points.
FGCU is 2-5 ATS in their last seven at home and 11-5 ATS in their last 16 Tuesday games. The over is 4-1 in the Eagles’ last five after a straight-up win.
Meanwhile, the Rams are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games and 2-5 ATS in their last seven Tuesday games. Rhode Island is 4-1 ATS in their last five overall.
PICK: I’m going to try Rhode Island here. The Rams have a few things to clean up after their last outing, though. Rhode Island shot a nice 51.2 percent from the floor against Boston College Sunday, with 11-of-21 (52.4) 3-point shots made. The hefty scoring helped offset the 34-20 rebounding deficit (12-2 on offensive rebounds).
As for FGCU, they’ve got a couple of good wins against lesser teams but have struggled otherwise. I like this one to be fairly competitive with Rhode Island eventually banging out the cover.
