North Florida Ospreys vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

The North Florida Ospreys (1-3) are en route to Rupp Arena on Wednesday where they will compete against the Kentucky Wildcats (3-2).

The North Florida Ospreys faced off with Duquesne and took a loss by a score of 83-82 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Ospreys ended up finishing with 13 while Duquesne racked up 17 personal fouls. They buried 7 of 20 tries from long range. Duquesne finished the contest at 72.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 11 shots. In addition, Duquesne snagged 30 boards (16 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Duquesne distributed 22 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In regard to defense, North Florida let their opponent shoot 46.6% from the floor on 34 of 73 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the matchup while forcing 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Ospreys converted 13 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. North Florida finished the game having earned a 58.0% field goal percentage (29 out of 50) and knocked down 11 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Jarius Hicklen is one player who played a role for this contest. He finished shooting 53.8% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played 35 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He recorded 24 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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North Florida heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-3 so far this year. They have an average of 71.0 pts per game (231st in the country) while hitting 40.7% from the field. The Ospreys are shooting 30.3% on 3-point shots (33 of 109) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Florida is pulling down 33.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 45 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 324th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.8 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Ospreys are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are surrendering 31.7% on shots from distance while they are 349th in the nation in PPG allowed (82.0). The Ospreys are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (132 of 285) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 256th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 65 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 88-72 against Gonzaga. With respect to rebounding, Kentucky allowed Gonzaga to pull down 38 in total (7 on the offensive side). They shot 36.8% from downtown by hitting 7 of 19 and ended up shooting 19 out of 21 at the free throw line (90.5%). The Wildcats permitted Gonzaga to make 31 of 55 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 56.4% for the contest. Overall, the Wildcats finished shooting 27 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.1%. With respect to shooting from distance, Kentucky knocked down 6 of 25 tries (24.0%). They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Gonzaga had 12 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. The Wildcats were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this game.

Oscar Tshiebwe ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats for the game. He converted 7 out of 12 for the contest for a rate of 58.3%, and had 15 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Kentucky has a record of 3-2 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 107th in the nation. Kentucky has scored 427 pts so far this season (85.4 per game) and they collect 40.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.0 times per contest (18th in the country) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 15.8 fouls per game and they go 67.9% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 220th in the country in PPG allowed with 70.4. They are forcing 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.8% from the floor (82nd in college basketball). The Kentucky defense allows 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc (33 of 110) and their opponents are converting on 78.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.6 assists and 36.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 147th and 280th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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