North Florida Ospreys vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

The North Florida Ospreys (4-3) are hitting the road to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes (4-2).

The North Florida Ospreys stepped onto the hardwood against LSU and took a loss by a final of 75-63 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Ospreys ended up with 21 while LSU totaled 15 personal fouls. They also buried 4 of their 14 tries from 3-point land. LSU finished the contest at 78.1% at the free throw line by converting 25 of 32 attempts. In addition, LSU collected 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. LSU earned 11 assists and had 10 steals in the game. When talking about defense, North Florida allowed their opponent to shoot 46.0% from the field on 23 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 8 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 34 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Ospreys buried 6 of 10 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. North Florida wrapped up the contest having earned a 35.4% FG percentage (23 of 65) and buried 11 of their 35 3-point attempts.

Jaylen Smith is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins and also collected 2 boards. He ended up going 45.5% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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North Florida heads into this contest with a mark of 4-3 so far this season. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.3 fouls every game. As a team, North Florida is pulling in 35.6 rebounds per contest and has 91 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 131st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Ospreys are connecting on 34.7% on 3-pointers (76 of 219) and 80.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.6 pts per game (179th in college hoops) while shooting 41.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Ospreys have forced 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 26.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 190th in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.4). The Ospreys defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.4% (173 of 390) and they relinquish 35.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 131st in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 71 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes walked away with a victory by a final of 85-72 when they faced Seton Hall. The Hawkeyes pulled down 30 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 32 for the game. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. Seton Hall had 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 84.2%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Iowa made 7 out of 19 tries (36.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Hawkeyes shot 31 for 55 from the field which had them sitting at 56.4%. The Hawkeyes allowed Seton Hall to make 27 of their 75 attempts from the field which had them shooting 36.0% for the contest. They finished shooting 29.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 27 and ended up shooting 10 of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Iowa permitted Seton Hall to collect 35 in total (15 offensive).

Payton Sandfort ended up having an impact for the Hawkeyes in the matchup. He converted 7 of 14 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and earned 3 dimes in the game.

Iowa has a record of 4-2 this year. The Hawkeyes have committed 16.0 fouls per game and they go 75.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.0 times per contest (13th in the country) and they are giving up possession 8.7 times per contest. Iowa has accumulated 532 pts on the campaign (88.7 per contest) and they grab 40.2 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawkeyes are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 71st in college hoops.

The Iowa defense allows 28.6% on three-point shots (42 of 147) and their opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.3 assists and 39.8 boards per game, which is ranked 249th and 327th in college basketball. The Hawkeyes defensively are ranked 272nd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 75.3. They have forced 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (163rd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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