North Florida Ospreys vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (2-0) will try to defeat the North Florida Ospreys (3-0) at Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday.

The North Florida Ospreys faced Georgia Tech and took home the win by a score of 105-93 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Ospreys left the arena with 14 while Georgia Tech totaled 20 fouls. They buried 13 of their 29 tries from 3-point range. Georgia Tech finished the game at 50.0% at the charity stripe by converting 6 of their 12 tries. In addition, Georgia Tech pulled down 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Georgia Tech doled out 22 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. When talking about defending, North Florida allowed their opponent to shoot 46.8% from the floor on 37 out of 79 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Ospreys converted 22 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 75.9%. North Florida finished the game with a 53.6% field goal percentage (37 out of 69) and knocked down 9 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land.

Josh Harris is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 80.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He totaled 22 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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North Florida comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-0 so far this season. They average 89.7 points per contest (59th in the country) while hitting 48.8% from the field. The Ospreys are shooting 38.2% on 3-point shots (34 of 89) and 65.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, North Florida is snagging 40.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 34 dimes on the year, which is 128th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 10.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Ospreys are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are ranked 355th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 51 surrendered on the season. The Ospreys defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.4% (91 of 196) and they surrender 36.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 261st in the country in opponents points per game (76.7).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 92-64 against Texas Southern. The Bulldogs recorded 32 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for this game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. Texas Southern was called for 27 fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 39 attempts. They were able to bury 30 of those for a rate of 76.9%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Georgia buried 12 out of 34 tries (35.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs went 25 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.4%. The Bulldogs allowed Texas Southern to bury 24 of 65 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 36.9% in this matchup. They shot 5.3% from 3-point land by going 1 out of 19 and finished the contest at 15 of 19 from the charity stripe (78.9%). Concerning rebounding, Georgia permitted Texas Southern to snag 18 in total (3 offensive).

Dakota Leffew was important for the Bulldogs for this game. He converted 5 of 10 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 27 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in this contest.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 2-0 on the season. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 158th in the nation. Georgia has tallied 175 points for the campaign (87.5 per game) and they pull down 48.5 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per game (125th in the country) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 15.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 191st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 71.0. They have forced 8.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (217th in college hoops). The Georgia defense surrenders 25.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (12 of 47) and their opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.0 dimes and 24.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 212th and 5th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia

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