North Florida Ospreys vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN

Watsco Center is the location where the Miami Hurricanes (9-2) will meet the North Florida Ospreys (7-7) on Friday.

The North Florida Ospreys took the court against Georgia and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-60 in their last contest. North Florida walked away from the game with a 35.9% FG percentage (23 out of 64) and made 12 out of their 42 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Ospreys knocked down 2 of 5 attempts for a rate of 40.0%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 12 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about defense, North Florida let their opponent shoot 51.9% from the floor on 27 of 52 shooting. Georgia distributed 21 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Georgia had 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia ended up shooting 59.1% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 22 shots. They made 11 of 20 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Ospreys walked away with 16 while Georgia accounted for 10 personal fouls.

Chaz Lanier is one player who came through in this game. He finished shooting 54.5% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He left the arena with 16 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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North Florida will take the court with a win-loss record of 7-7 for the season. They currently have an average of 78.4 pts per game (107th in the country) while going 42.2% from the field. The Ospreys are shooting 35.1% on 3-point shots (175 of 498) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Florida is snagging 37.1 boards per contest and has 192 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 75th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Ospreys have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.1 fouls. They relinquish 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 262nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (73.8). The Ospreys defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.2% (373 of 826) and they surrender 36.7 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 289th in college basketball in giving up assists with 175 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Miami Hurricanes walked away with a victory by a final of 97-59 when they played Stonehill. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Stonehill to pull down 25 overall (5 offensive). They shot 22.2% from 3-point land by going 8 of 36 and ended up going 7 of 9 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Hurricanes permitted Stonehill to make 22 out of their 60 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 36.7% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Hurricanes went 38 out of 78 from the field which had them sitting at 48.7%. Regarding shots from downtown, Miami knocked down 15 out of their 39 attempts (38.5%). They were able to bury 6 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. Stonehill was called for 10 fouls for the game which got the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They coughed it up 12 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Hurricanes were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in this contest.

Wooga Poplar ended up being a major contributor for the Hurricanes in this contest. He earned 24 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in this game. He buried 9 out of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 9-2 on the season. The Hurricanes have committed 12.8 fouls per game and they connect on 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.7 times per contest (77th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. Miami has accumulated 921 points on the season (83.7 per game) and they pull down 37.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hurricanes are connecting on 50.5% from the field, which is ranked 12th in college hoops.

The Miami defense allows 27.0% on shots from beyond the arc (82 of 304) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 15.4 assists and 32.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks 331st and 92nd in D-1. The Hurricanes on the defensive side of the court are 192nd in the country in points given up per game with 71.1. They are able to force 13.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (175th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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