Lipscomb Bisons vs North Florida Ospreys Prediction, 1/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs North Florida Ospreys

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: UNF Arena in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Lipscomb Bisons (13-9) are traveling to UNF Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the North Florida Ospreys (12-10).

The Lipscomb Bisons faced Stetson and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-59 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bisons ended up with 11 and Stetson finished the game with 10 fouls. They made 9 of 19 attempts from long range. Stetson ended up going 68.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 16 shots. Moreover, Stetson pulled down 40 rebounds (4 offensive, 36 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Stetson earned 14 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In relation to defending, Lipscomb let their opponent shoot 54.5% from the floor on 30 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 26 with 4 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bisons converted 3 of their 5 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Lipscomb wrapped up the contest with a 37.3% field goal percentage (25 of 67) and knocked down 6 of 28 shots from 3-point land.

Joe Anderson is a player who was a major factor for the game. He scored 9 points on 4 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and collected 3 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Lipscomb will take the court with a win-loss mark of 13-9 on the year. They turn the ball over 10.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 12.6 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Lipscomb is grabbing 33.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 329 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 42nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bisons are shooting 36.8% on 3-point shots (211 of 573) and 74.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.1 pts per game (40th in college basketball) while going 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bisons are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 219th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 271 surrendered for the season. The Bisons defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.0% (623 of 1,384) and they concede 35.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 34.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 268th in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.1).

The last time they took the court, the North Florida Ospreys took a loss by a final score of 89-76 when they played Eastern Kentucky. The Ospreys recorded 21 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 25 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. Eastern Kentucky earned 12 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Ospreys to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, North Florida buried 12 out of their 29 attempts (41.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Ospreys shot 29 out of 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0%. The Ospreys allowed Eastern Kentucky to make 31 of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 55.4% for the contest. They went 50.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 25 at the charity stripe (80.0%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, North Florida allowed Eastern Kentucky to get 27 in total (5 offensive).

Chaz Lanier ended up being a factor for the Ospreys for this game. He buried 7 of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 38 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

North Florida has a mark of 12-10 on the year. The Ospreys are committing 15.9 fouls every game and they connect on 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.5 times per game (169th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. North Florida has scored 1,708 pts for the year (77.6 per contest) and they collect 34.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Ospreys are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is ranked 227th in college basketball.

The North Florida defense gives up 33.5% on 3-pointers (133 of 397) and their opposition makes 74.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.8 assists and 35.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 178th and 240th in the country. The Ospreys defensively are ranked 254th in D-1 in points given up per game with 74.4. They are able to force 11.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (312th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Florida

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