Stetson Hatters vs North Florida Ospreys Prediction, 3/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs North Florida Ospreys

Date: Friday, March 1, 2024

Location: UNF Arena in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The North Florida Ospreys (15-15) will play the Stetson Hatters (19-11) at UNF Arena on Friday.

The Stetson Hatters took the court against Jacksonville and earned the victory with a final of 86-73 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Hatters ended up with 16 and Jacksonville had 16 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 18 attempts from long range. Jacksonville went 64.3% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 14 attempts. On top of that, Jacksonville had 29 rebounds (14 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Jacksonville recorded 16 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In terms of defense, Stetson allowed the other team to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 28 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists for this contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Hatters made 15 of 17 tries for a rate of 88.2%. Stetson finished the game with a 55.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 52) and converted 13 of 27 shots from distance.

Jalen Blackmon is a player who played a role for this game. He went 62.5% from the field and earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins but ended the game without a board. He scored 36 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Stetson will play this game with a record of 19-11 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 77.0 points per outing (85th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor. The Hatters are hitting 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (279 of 762) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Stetson is pulling down 35.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 420 assists on the campaign, which is 89th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.3 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Hatters are able to force 9.8 turnovers per game and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.4% on three-point shots and they rank 171st in college hoops in points per game allowed (71.6). The Hatters are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.6% (806 of 1,849) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 320th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 420 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the North Florida Ospreys went home defeated by a final of 79-60 when they faced Florida Gulf Coast. In the matter of rebounding, North Florida permitted Florida Gulf Coast to grab 34 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 51.7% from distance by shooting 15 out of 29 and ended up shooting 2 of 3 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Ospreys allowed Florida Gulf Coast to convert 31 out of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% for this contest. In all, the Ospreys finished shooting 20 for 55 from the floor which had them at 36.4%. In reference to shooting from downtown, North Florida buried 10 out of their 35 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a percentage of 62.5%. Florida Gulf Coast committed 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Ospreys to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 4 steals in this matchup. The Ospreys collected 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 29 in this matchup.

Chaz Lanier ended up being a factor for the Ospreys in the game. He buried 4 of 10 for this game for a rate of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes for this contest.

North Florida has a mark of 15-15 for the year. The Ospreys are committing 15.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 76.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per contest (245th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. North Florida has accumulated 2,320 pts so far this year (77.3 per contest) and they collect 33.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Ospreys are hitting on 43.7% from the field, which has them ranked 237th in college basketball.

The North Florida defense concedes 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (195 of 558) and their opponents are knocking down 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.7 assists and 35.8 boards every game, which is ranked 167th and 241st in those categories. The Ospreys are ranked 288th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 75.6. They are forcing 10.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (323rd in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stetson

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