Who’s playing
North Alabama Lions @ Eagles FGCU
Current records: N. Alabama 10-5, FGCU 6-9
How to watch
What you need to know
N. Alabama and FGCU have been tied 5-5 against each other since February 2019, but not for long. The two will face off in an Atlantic Sun battle at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday at Alico Arena. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted good point totals in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, North Alabama made easy work of Eastern Kentucky and rolled to an 88-67 victory. The match was decided at halftime, when the score had already reached 50-29.
N. Alabama broke the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. These are the most offensive rebounds they have posted since December 2023.
Meanwhile, FGCU scored its most points of the entire season on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough. They fell 92-83 to Queens. The Eagles failed to live up to their potential and fell short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had heading into the game.
N. Alabama’s win was its fifth straight at home, raising its record to 10-5. As for FGCU, it improved to 6-9 with the loss, which also ended its three-game winning streak.
Thursday’s contest is shaping up to be a scrappy game: N. Alabama has been smashing the glass this season, averaging 36.7 rebounds per game. It’s a different story for FGCU, as they only have an average of 32.9. Given North Alabama’s considerable advantage in this area, FGCU will need to find a way to close that gap.
N. Alabama won a game that couldn’t have been closer in its previous matchup in February 2024, slipping by FGCU 70-69. The rematch might be a little tougher for N. Alabama since the team won’t have home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change of location makes a difference.
Odds
FGCU is a slight 1.5 point favorite against N. Alabama, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The punters were perfectly in tune with the betting community on this point, as the game opened with a 1.5 point spread and stayed there.
The over/under is 144 points.
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History of the series
FGCU and N. Alabama both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- February 3, 2024 – N. Alabama 70 vs. FGCU 69
- February 4, 2023 – N. Alabama 87 vs. FGCU 85
- March 1, 2022 – FGCU 81 vs. N. Alabama 72
- February 9, 2022 – FGCU 92 vs. N. Alabama 60
- March 5, 2021 – N. Alabama 96 vs. FGCU 81
- February 6, 2021 – FGCU 69 vs. N. Alabama 60
- February 5, 2021 – FGCU 86 vs. N. Alabama 60
- February 29, 2020 – N. Alabama 78 vs. FGCU 73
- January 18, 2020 – N. Alabama 70 vs. FGCU 65
- February 6, 2019 – FGCU 71 vs. N. Alabama 64
