FGCU vs. Jacksonville Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18
18 February 2026

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (12-15, 6-8 ASUN) host the Jacksonville Dolphins (10-17, 5-9 ASUN) at Alico Arena, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. The Eagles are 6.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 136.5.
FGCU is coming off of a 78-76 victory against Stetson in its most recent outing on Saturday. Jordan Ellerbee's team-high 18 points led FGCU in the victory. Jacksonville heads into this contest following a 63-56 victory against North Florida on Saturday. Jason Thirdkill Jr. scored a team-leading 19 points for Jacksonville in the win.
FGCU vs. Jacksonville Odds and Game Time
- When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida
- Spread favorite: FGCU -6.5
- Moneyline favorite: FGCU -323
- Moneyline underdog: Jacksonville +235
- Over/Under: 136.5 points
How to watch FGCU vs. Jacksonville
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: FGCU vs. Jacksonville
- This season, FGCU's games have hit the over on this matchup's 136.5-point over/under 21 times.
- In Jacksonville's 25 games this season, 13 finished with more combined points than Wednesday's point total of 136.5.
- Together, the two teams combine for 150.7 points per game, 14.2 points more than the over/under of 136.5 for this matchup.
- This game's over/under is 14.5 fewer points than the 151 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
- FGCU has a 156.8 average over/under in its games this season, 20.3 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- A difference of 8.4 points separates the average over/under in Jacksonville's games (144.9 points) and this game's over/under (136.5).
Betting the Spread: FGCU vs. Jacksonville
- FGCU has six wins against the spread in 25 games this season.
- The Eagles have covered the spread once this season when favored by 6.5 points or more (in five chances).
- Jacksonville has 10 wins against the spread in 25 games this season.
- This season, the Dolphins have an against-the-spread record of 4-6 in their 10 games as an underdog of 6.5 points or more.
- FGCU is 7-6 overall, and 3-10 against the spread, at home.
- At home, FGCU has one win ATS (1-4) as a 6.5-point favorite or more.
- Jacksonville is 2-13 overall, and 6-9 against the spread, in away games.
Betting the Moneyline: FGCU vs. Jacksonville
- FGCU has entered the game as moneyline favorites 15 times this season and won seven, or 46.7%, of those games.
- The Eagles have entered five games this season favored by -323 or more, and won each of those games.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that FGCU has a 76.4% chance to win.
- Jacksonville has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 15 games this year and has walked away with the win three times (20%) in those games.
- The Dolphins have won all of their nine games in which they were named as at least a +235 moneyline underdog.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Jacksonville has a 29.9% chance of pulling out a win.
