North Florida Ospreys vs Austin Peay Governors Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Austin Peay Governors

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Austin Peay Governors (17-14) will try to defeat the North Florida Ospreys (16-15) at F&M Bank Arena on Tuesday.

The North Florida Ospreys faced Stetson and walked away with a win by a score of 78-59 in their last game. North Florida finished having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (28 out of 56) and converted 15 out of their 32 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Ospreys made 7 of 8 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 12 assists for this contest while creating 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding defense, North Florida let their opponent shoot 35.1% from the field on 20 of 57 shooting. Stetson totaled 4 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In addition, Stetson pulled down 29 boards (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Stetson went 75.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 24 tries. They made 1 out of their 9 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Ospreys walked away with 19 while Stetson totaled 12 fouls.

Chaz Lanier is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He shot 56.3% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He played for 37 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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North Florida heads into this matchup with a mark of 16-15 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Florida is snagging 33.6 boards per game and has racked up 386 assists for the campaign, which is 191st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Ospreys are hitting 35.8% on three-point attempts (373 of 1041) and 76.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.4 pts per game (77th in the nation) while going 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Ospreys are able to force 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.6% on 3-point shots and they are 269th in the nation in PPG allowed (75.0). The Ospreys are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.8% (850 of 1,857) and they concede 35.8 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 193rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 386 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Austin Peay Governors walked away with a victory by a final of 90-87 when they faced Bellarmine. The Governors pulled down 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 36 in this game. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. Bellarmine committed 19 fouls in this game which got the Governors to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a rate of 84.6%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Austin Peay converted 12 of their 26 attempts (46.2%). Overall, the Governors went 28 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 47.5%. The Governors allowed Bellarmine to bury 31 of 73 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 42.5% for this contest. They went 37.0% from distance by shooting 10 of 27 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 from the charity stripe (78.9%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Austin Peay permitted Bellarmine to collect 29 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Sai Witt ended up having an impact for the Governors in the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the contest giving him a rate of 53.8%, and tallied 11 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points in his 41 minutes on the court and totaled 3 dimes for this game.

Austin Peay has a win-loss mark of 17-14 so far this year. As an offense, the Governors are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which is 198th in Division 1. Austin Peay has scored 2,279 pts for the year (73.5 per game) and they pull down 34.2 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.2 times per game (320th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 9.0 times per contest. The Governors are committing 17.3 fouls every game and they hit 68.5% from the free throw line.

The Governors are ranked 167th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 71.5. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (291st in college basketball). The Austin Peay defense concedes 31.3% on 3-point shots (204 of 651) and opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.3 dimes and 35.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 126th and 226th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Florida

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