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Florida International Panthers play at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in college basketball on Friday, November 13, at Alico Arena. As of 6:34 PM ET, Florida Gulf Coast are 3.5-point favorites and the total is 160.5. Prices come from 13 sportsbooks we track. The Desk leans FGCU moneyline at Courtside.
Prices updated · from 13 sportsbooks · college basketball betting splits
Latest since this preview was written: total now 160.5, was 153.5.
DraftKings bettors lean FGCU on the spread (89% of tickets).
| Book | BetsFIU +2.5FGCU -2.5 | MoneyFIU +2.5FGCU -2.5 |
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| DraftKings |
| Book | BetsFIU (+120)FGCU (-142) | MoneyFIU (+120)FGCU (-142) |
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| DraftKings |
| Book | BetsOver 160.5Under 160.5 | MoneyOver 160.5Under 160.5 |
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| DraftKings |
Splits data from DraftKings. See every game's betting splits
These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
Kalshi, Polymarket (international) and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of the trades we read since we began reading the market and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
Polymarket US lists moneyline for this game. No trade split yet for these markets (none captured, or too few to show), so they show prices only. Polymarket US is a separate venue from Polymarket (international) and is never added into its numbers.
| Market | Florida International Panthers | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +144Bet at Novig → exchange price | -150Bet at theScore Bet → |
| Spread | +3.5 -111Bet at Novig → exchange price | -3.5 +100Bet at theScore Bet → |
| Total 160.5 | O -106Bet at Novig → exchange price | U -102Bet at Novig → exchange price |
As of 6:34 PM ET, the spread is Florida Gulf Coast -3.5 and the total is 160.5, with 13 sportsbooks priced and the table showing each book's own number.
| Sportsbook | Florida International ML | Florida Gulf Coast ML | Florida International spread | Florida Gulf Coast spread | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally Bet | +140 | -177 | +3.5 -114 | -3.5 -107 | O 160.5 -112 | U 160.5 -109 |
| BetMGM | +125 | -155 | +3.5 -115 | -3.5 -105 | O 160.5 -110 | U 160.5 -110 |
| betPARX | +140 | -177 | +3.5 -114 | -3.5 -107 | O 160.5 -112 | U 160.5 -109 |
| BetRivers | +140 | -177 | +3.5 -115 | -3.5 -108 | O 160.5 -113 | U 160.5 -110 |
| Courtside | +133 | -152 | +3.5 -113 | -3.5 -103 | O 160.5 -108 | U 160.5 -108 |
| DraftKings | +130 | -155 | +3.5 -115 | -3.5 -105 | O 160.5 -110 | U 160.5 -110 |
| Hard Rock Bet | +140 | -175 | +3.5 -115 | -3.5 -105 | O 160.5 -110 | U 160.5 -110 |
| Novig | +144 | -150 | +3.5 -111 | -3.5 +106 | O 160.5 -106 | U 160.5 -102 |
| Fanatics | +130 | -155 | – | – | O 160.5 -110 | U 160.5 -110 |
| theScore Bet | +130 | -150 | +3.5 -120 | -3.5 +100 | – | – |
Prices from 13 sportsbooks we track (the 10 with the most markets shown), updated . Prices move, so check the book before you bet.
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Bryson Lucas (FGCU)16.3 PPG (3 GP)
Tijan Saine Jr. (FIU)23.5 PPG (2 GP)The total on this game opened at 133.5 and now sits at 153.5 after one move. The spread has not budged off Florida Gulf Coast -3.5. When one number gets dragged that far and the other sits still, the market is telling you it expects points, not a different winner. The Florida International Panthers visit the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Friday, November 13 at 7:00 PM ET at Alico Arena, streaming on ESPN+.
FGCU is the favorite. As of publication FIU is 2-0 and FGCU is 1-2. That is two and three games into the season, far too early to call it form. The last meeting came 345 days ago, and FGCU lost. Rest leans FIU. The Panthers have had six days off and traveled 117 miles. The Eagles have had three days off, played twice in the last seven days and came 515 miles from their last game in Athens. Our rating, an Elo model built on past results, makes FGCU 59% to win. The market says about 61%. That is context only.
Tijan Saine Jr. leads FIU at 23.5 points per game over two games, a small sample. He also played 36 minutes last game, the heaviest load on the team. Bryson Lucas leads FGCU at 16.3 points per game over three games, also a small sample. Both are worth watching, but neither number is a trend yet. Through three games FGCU averages 48% shooting per game and 37.33% from three. It also allows 36 paint points per game, a soft spot inside if it holds.
The moneyline is a bet on who wins outright. FIU is the underdog at +143 at ReBet, so $100 risked profits $143.00. FGCU is the favorite at -163 at Courtside, so $100 risked profits $61.35. The spread is a bet on the margin. FIU +3.5 at -110 at theScore Bet wins if FIU wins or loses by 3 or fewer. FGCU -3.5 at -103 at Courtside wins only by 4 or more.
A half point means no push, which is a tie that refunds your stake. The total of 153.5 is a bet on combined points: Over -110 at Fanatics, Under -105 at DraftKings. Books build in a fee called the vig. Strip it out and the market makes FGCU about 60.9% to win and FIU about 39.1%. Each of those best prices beats what other books post, which is why we shop every line.
Expected value is the average result per $100 risked if you made the same bet many times. Here every number is negative. FGCU -163 needs 62%, against 60.9%, for minus $1.75. The FGCU spread runs minus $2.60, the Under minus $2.38, FIU +3.5 minus $3.44 and the Over minus $4.55. The honest read is that this board is tight. The FGCU moneyline is simply the smallest giveback.
We lean FGCU on the moneyline at -163 at Courtside. That is Desk analysis, not a Wise Guy Team official play. It needs a 62% win rate and the market sits at 60.9%, so treat it as a thin home-court lean, keep the stake small and pass on any price worse than -163.
We see FGCU holding serve at home while FIU's extra rest keeps it close for most of the night. Projected score: FGCU 79, FIU 74. That adds to 153, half a point under 153.5, which is exactly why we leave the total alone. That is the read on this number; the Desk posts a documented free play on days like this, and it lands right below.
Florida Gulf Coast is the market favorite at -150 (best price at theScore Bet) on the moneyline, with Florida International at +144. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
The Florida International Panthers at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles game streams on ESPN+. Tip-off is Friday, November 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET from Alico Arena, home of the Eagles.
Florida Gulf Coast is the favorite. The best moneyline is -163 at Courtside, and Florida International is the underdog at +143 at ReBet. With the vig removed, the market makes Florida Gulf Coast about 60.9% to win and Florida International about 39.1%. The spread is Florida Gulf Coast -3.5.
Tip-off is Friday, November 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM Eastern time at Alico Arena. The game streams on ESPN+. Florida International arrives on six days of rest, while Florida Gulf Coast has had three days off.
Florida International Panthers vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles College Basketball prediction, picks and best bet from the Wise Guy Desk. The full read, including a projected final score, is in The Prediction section above.
The total is 160.5, with the over priced at -106 at Novig and the under at -102 at Novig. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
Yes. This is a free Wise Guy Desk breakdown, our analysis, not Ross's official plays. Ross's documented plays are bet with real money and graded win or loss on the members board.
Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
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The spread has held at Eagles -3.5 since it opened; the total moved from 133.5 to 153.5.
As of Nov 12, 11:36 PM ET, when this preview was written. Percentages are public betting splits and market prices, not picks.
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