Austin Peay vs. Florida Gulf Coast prediction: Florida Gulf Coast favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Florida Gulf Coast will square off with Austin Peay in men's college basketball action at Alico Arena on Thursday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Florida Gulf Coast as the most likely winner of the Austin Peay vs. Florida Gulf Coast game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Austin Peay vs. Florida Gulf Coast prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Austin Peay and Florida Gulf Coast 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Florida Gulf Coast a 63% chance of beating Austin Peay. Our predicted final score has Florida Gulf Coast winning 78-75.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Austin Peay and Florida Gulf Coast each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 153.5 points also has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Austin Peay vs. Florida Gulf Coast odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Austin Peay vs. Florida Gulf Coast picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: