Central Arkansas Bears vs North Florida Ospreys Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs North Florida Ospreys

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: UNF Arena in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

UNF Arena is where the North Florida Ospreys (13-11) will compete against the Central Arkansas Bears (8-17) on Saturday.

The Central Arkansas Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Stetson and took a loss by a final of 73-62 in their last contest. Central Arkansas wrapped up the contest with a 31.9% field goal percentage (23 out of 72) and converted 8 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Bears buried 8 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 41 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to defending, Central Arkansas allowed their opponent to shoot 41.7% from the floor on 25 of 60 shooting. Stetson dished out 8 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Furthermore, Stetson snagged 45 rebounds (7 offensive, 38 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Stetson went 70.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 24 attempts. They buried 6 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Bears ended up walking away with 20 and Stetson recorded 13 personal fouls.

Tucker Anderson is someone who came through in the game. He ended up shooting 33.3% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and also grabbed 2 boards. He walked away with 14 points on 5 out of 15 shooting.

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Central Arkansas will take the court with a mark of 8-17 on the year. They cough up possession 12.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Central Arkansas is pulling in 36.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 346 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 75th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are connecting on 33.8% on shots from distance (204 of 603) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They average 72.6 points per game (226th in the nation) while shooting 41.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They rank 310th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 333 conceded on the year. The Bears defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (688 of 1,509) and they concede 38.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 37.0% on shots from downtown and they are 330th in the nation in opponents PPG (78.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the North Florida Ospreys took a defeat with a final score of 95-91 when they faced Austin Peay. The Ospreys snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Austin Peay was called for 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Ospreys to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a clip of 72.7%. In terms of shots from downtown, North Florida converted 7 of 18 tries (38.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Ospreys finished the game shooting 34 for 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.6%. The Ospreys permitted Austin Peay to bury 37 of their 71 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.1% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 46.4% from 3-point land by shooting 13 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 19 from the free throw line (42.1%). When it comes to attacking the glass, North Florida allowed Austin Peay to snag 30 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Chaz Lanier ended up being important for the Ospreys for the matchup. He scored 33 points in his 48 minutes of playing time, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 9 of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 52.9%, and earned 8 rebounds.

North Florida has a mark of 13-11 on the year. The Ospreys commit 15.9 fouls every game and they go 75.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (189th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. North Florida has scored 1,884 points on the season (78.5 per contest) and they snag 34.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Ospreys are shooting 44.7% from the field, which has them ranked 177th in the country.

The North Florida defense surrenders 34.4% on shots from distance (153 of 445) and their opposition knocks down 73.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.7 dimes and 35.4 boards per game, which has them ranked 164th and 212th in D-1. The Ospreys defensively are ranked 276th in D-1 in points given up per game with 75.3. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (320th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Florida

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