The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and the Pitt Panthers meet in college basketball action from the Petersen Events Center on Monday night.

Florida Gulf Coast Gets First Win

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles come into this one looking to build on their first win of the season after an 80-71 win over Ave Maria last time out. Zach Anderson leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 14.5 PPG and 6 RPG while Dallion Johnson and Keeshawn Kellman each have 10 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for FGCU so far this year, with Kellman adding 5 RPG as well. Franco Miller Jr. also has 8.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG with 4 APG and Rahmir Barno has a team-high 4.5 APG as well this season. As a team, Florida Gulf Coast is averaging 71.5 PPG on 42.4% from the field, 29.2% from three and 64.3% from the foul line this season.

Pitt Improves To 2-0

The Pitt Panthers come into this one looking to build on their 89-60 win over Binghamton to improve to 2-0 on the year. Blake Hinson leads the Panthers in scoring with 19.5 PPG with 6 RPG while Carleton Carrington has 18 PPG with 7.5 RPG and a team-high 7 APG to lead the Panthers in assists. Ishmael Leggett has 14.5 PPG with 8 RPG and 3.5 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Pitt up to this point in the year, while Federiko Federiko has a team-high 9.5 RPG to lead Pitt on the glass this season. As a team, Pitt is averaging 94.5 PPG on 51.5% shooting from the field, 39.3% from three and 61.4% from the foul line this season.

Chris’ Pick

I get the case to be made for Pitt laying the points at home as the Panthers have looked dominant in both of their games so far this season. However, Florida Gulf Coast put a scare into Indiana in their opener, and I think this Eagles team is going to do that to a lot of teams this season. The Eagles are a legit team in the ASUN this year, and I think they could battle Pitt here and potentially sneak this one outright. Give me FGCU and the points here.