North Florida Ospreys vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACCN

The North Florida Ospreys (3-6) are en route to Petersen Events Center on Saturday where they will play the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-4).

The North Florida Ospreys took the court against Bethune-Cookman and notched a win by a score of 88-48 in their last contest. North Florida finished having earned a 51.7% FG percentage (31 out of 60) and buried 15 of their 35 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Ospreys made 11 of their 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 42 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 dimes in the game while creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to the defense, North Florida allowed 28.1% from the floor on 18 out of 64 shooting. Bethune-Cookman earned 10 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. Moreover, Bethune-Cookman snagged 27 boards (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Bethune-Cookman finished shooting 76.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 13 shots. They knocked down 2 of their 13 shots from 3-point range. When talking about fouls, the Ospreys finished with 15 while Bethune-Cookman accounted for 16 fouls.

Jose Placer is one player who was a factor for this game. He racked up 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played for 26 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 61.5% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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North Florida steps onto the court with a mark of 3-6 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 72.0 pts per game (193rd in D-1) while going 42.5% from the floor. The Ospreys are connecting on 31.8% on shots from downtown (83 of 261) and 67.7% from the free throw line. As a team, North Florida is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 117 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 312th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Ospreys are forcing 10.8 turnovers every game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They rank 233rd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 139 relinquished on the season. The Ospreys defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (268 of 612) and they concede 41.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 30.6% on shots from downtown and they are 341st in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (76.7).

When they last played, the Pittsburgh Panthers got the victory with a final of 91-66 against Sacred Heart. Regarding rebounding, Pittsburgh allowed Sacred Heart to pull down 23 in total (5 offensive). They finished 31.0% from three-point range by connecting on 9 of 29 and finished the contest at 7 of 14 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Panthers allowed Sacred Heart to convert 25 of 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 41.0% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Panthers finished shooting 33 for 73 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Pittsburgh converted 11 out of 31 attempts (35.5%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. Sacred Heart was called for 15 fouls in this game which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. The Panthers were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 49 in this game.

Nelly Cummings pitched in for the Panthers in this matchup. He racked up 24 points in his 38 minutes on the court and tallied 5 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 17 in this matchup giving him a rate of 47.1%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a win-loss mark of 7-4 for the season. The Panthers are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per contest and they hit 74.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.9 times per contest (159th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.2 times per contest. Pittsburgh has accounted for 819 points on the season (74.5 per game) and they pull down 39.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Panthers are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 194th in college basketball.

The Pittsburgh defense gives up 29.8% on three-point shots (78 of 262) and their opposition makes 63.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.5 assists and 34.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 179th and 179th in those categories on the defensive end. The Panthers defensively are ranked 136th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.2. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (82nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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