Jacksonville vs. Florida Gulf Coast prediction: Florida Gulf Coast favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/18/2026]

Florida Gulf Coast will take on Jacksonville in men's college basketball action at Alico Arena on Wednesday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Florida Gulf Coast as the most likely winner of the Jacksonville vs. Florida Gulf Coast game.

This article offers further insights into Wednesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Florida Gulf Coast a 73% chance of defeating Jacksonville. Our predicted final score has Florida Gulf Coast winning 72-66.

According to our model, Jacksonville (+6.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 137.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Jacksonville 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.

Jacksonville 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: