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.
This Pro Pick was released to clients on November 07, 2025 at 12:07PM ET.
Florida Gulf Coast at Illinois
November 7, 2025
2 units on Game Total UNDER 160.5 -112 (risk 2 to return 3.79)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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