Florida Gulf Coast won 19 games last season, anchored by a defense that was second in the Atlantic Sun in points given up (69.7 per game) and No. 1 in shooting allowed (.425). It's been two years since they stepped up to face the Big Ten. That was a 69-63 loss at Indiana that sailed UNDER. Florida Gulf Coast is on an 11-5 run UNDER the total. No. 17 Illinois allowed 55 points and 30.6% shooting in its opener, a win over Jackson State. They were fifth in the 18-team conference last season in field goal shooting allowed (42.3%), and are on a 9-2 run UNDER the total. Play Florida Gulf Coast/Illinois UNDER the total.
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November 7, 2025 8:30pm ET
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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
#306535
Illinois Fighting Illini
#306536
Lines & Odds
+28.5 (-110)
ATS
-28.5 (-110)
+3833
Moneyline
-23333
OVER 160.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 160.5 (-110)
Eagles vs. Fighting Illini Spread Picks
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the -28.5 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 88.9 to 67.5 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Florida Gulf Coast winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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This Pro Pick was released to clients on November 07, 2025 at 12:07PM ET.
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Florida Gulf Coast at Illinois
November 7, 2025
8:30 PM Eastern
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2H
F
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
70
0
70
Illinois Fighting Illini 
113
0
113
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