Jacksonville Dolphins vs North Florida Ospreys Prediction, 1/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville Dolphins vs North Florida Ospreys

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: UNF Arena in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The North Florida Ospreys (8-9) will try to defeat the Jacksonville Dolphins (9-7) at UNF Arena on Friday.

The Jacksonville Dolphins faced off with Stetson and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-55 in their last game. Jacksonville finished the game having earned a 38.0% field goal percentage (19 out of 50) and knocked down 3 of their 11 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Dolphins buried 14 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 5 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing the defense, Jacksonville let their opponent shoot 45.3% from the floor on 24 of 53 shooting. Stetson earned 16 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Additionally, Stetson pulled down 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Stetson ended up shooting 85.7% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of 14 attempts. They also made 11 out of their 26 tries from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Dolphins ended up finishing with 16 and Stetson accumulated 19 personal fouls.

Stephon Payne is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 28 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up with 14 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Jacksonville enters this game with a record of 9-7 on the season. They average 73.9 points per outing (201st in the country) while hitting 44.2% from the field. The Dolphins are shooting 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (102 of 329) and 70.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Jacksonville is pulling in 37.2 boards per game and is sitting with 183 dimes on the season, which is 293rd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Dolphins have forced 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are giving up 33.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 250th in D-1 in points per game allowed (74.0). The Dolphins defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.2% (399 of 945) and they concede 34.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 276th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 220 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the North Florida Ospreys got the victory with a final of 78-58 when they faced Florida Gulf Coast. In the matter of cleaning the glass, North Florida permitted Florida Gulf Coast to collect 33 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished 22.2% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 of 18 and finished the contest at 12 out of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). The Ospreys permitted Florida Gulf Coast to make 21 out of 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Ospreys ended up shooting 27 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. Concerning 3-point shots, North Florida made 17 of their 38 attempts (44.7%). They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a rate of 87.5%. Florida Gulf Coast earned 13 fouls in this contest which took the Ospreys to the free throw line for a total of 8 attempts. They coughed it up 4 times, but weren't able to put a steal in the stat sheet. The Ospreys collected 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the matchup.

Chaz Lanier pitched in for the Ospreys in the game. He converted 7 out of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for this contest.

North Florida has a mark of 8-9 this season. As an offensive team, the Ospreys are connecting on 41.9% from the field, which has them ranked 303rd in college basketball. North Florida has totaled 1,304 points on the campaign (76.7 per contest) and they pull in 36.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per game (167th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. The Ospreys are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per game and they go 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Ospreys are ranked 257th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 74.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (295th in college basketball). The North Florida defense allows 33.9% on three-point shots (102 of 301) and their opponents are making 74.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.9 assists and 37.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 188th and 282nd in college basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take North Florida and under the total points

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