North Florida Ospreys vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (8-3) are welcoming the North Florida Ospreys (7-6) at Stegeman Coliseum on Friday.

The North Florida Ospreys faced off with Florida State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-75 in their last game. North Florida ended the game with a 40.0% FG percentage (24 of 60) and made 18 out of their 46 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Ospreys made 9 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 26 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 16 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of defending, North Florida allowed the other team to shoot 50.7% from the field on 34 of 67 shooting. Florida State totaled 17 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. Moreover, Florida State collected 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Florida State ended up going 68.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 19 tries. They converted 10 of 22 tries from downtown. Regarding fouls, the Ospreys ended up with 17 while Florida State totaled 12 fouls.

Chaz Lanier is a player who was a factor in this game. He finished the game shooting 38.9% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins but had no rebounds when the time ran out. He finished with 22 points on 7 of 18 shooting.

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North Florida comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-6 so far this season. They are averaging 79.8 pts per game (79th in Division 1) while shooting 42.7% from the floor. The Ospreys are shooting 35.7% on 3-point shots (163 of 456) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Florida is grabbing 37.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 180 dimes for the year, which is 78th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Ospreys have forced 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 15.5 fouls. They currently rank 254th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 154 surrendered for the year. The Ospreys defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (346 of 774) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 31.4% from beyond the arc while they are 249th in college basketball in points per game allowed (73.5).

For their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 94-82 when they faced Mount St. Mary's. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. Mount St. Mary's was called for 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 33 attempts. They were able to convert 27 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.8%. Regarding 3-point shots, Georgia made 7 out of 19 attempts (36.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 30 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. The Bulldogs allowed Mount St. Mary's to make 33 of their 59 attempts from the field which had them at 55.9% in this contest. They finished shooting 20.0% from distance by going 3 of 15 and finished the contest at 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). With respect to rebounding, Georgia allowed Mount St. Mary's to collect 30 in all (6 offensive).

Jabri Abdur-Rahim ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He recorded 23 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 5 out of 9 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 8-3 on the year. The Bulldogs are committing 17.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.5 times per contest (305th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. Georgia has scored 809 points so far this year (73.5 per contest) and they average 37.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which ranks 295th in college hoops.

The Georgia defense allows 29.7% on 3-point shots (77 of 259) and their opponents are knocking down 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.2 assists and 40.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 232nd and 347th in those categories. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 158th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (35th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Florida

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