North Florida Ospreys vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 2/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Location: Alico Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (16-13) host the North Florida Ospreys (15-14) at Alico Arena on Monday.

The North Florida Ospreys faced Jacksonville and earned the victory with a final of 77-73 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Ospreys ended up walking away with 16 while Jacksonville finished the game with 18 fouls. They converted 3 of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc. Jacksonville went 70.6% from the free throw line by burying 12 of 17 attempts. On top of that, Jacksonville snagged 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Jacksonville earned 8 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, North Florida allowed the other team to shoot 42.0% from the floor on 29 of 69 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Ospreys made 12 of 16 shots for a rate of 75.0%. North Florida walked away from the game having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (25 of 59) and buried 15 of their 34 three-point attempts.

Jasai Miles is someone who played a role for this contest. He walked away with 20 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played 35 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He finished 45.5% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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North Florida enters this contest with a record of 15-14 on the season. They are averaging 83.4 points per outing (15th in the country) while hitting 44.5% from the field. The Ospreys are shooting 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (369 of 1045) and 67.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Florida is pulling down 36.2 boards per game and is sitting with 478 assists on the year, which ranks 7th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.2 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Ospreys are forcing 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.4 fouls. They rank 361st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 478 conceded on the season. The Ospreys defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.6% (908 of 1,909) and they concede 40.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 33.9% on shots from distance and they are ranked 363rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (84.5).

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles got the win with a final of 83-80 when they faced Stetson. The Eagles earned 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 7 times, while getting 2 steals in this game. Stetson committed 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They were able to bury 23 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 76.7%. In relation to three-point attempts, Florida Gulf Coast made 6 of their 18 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Eagles ended up going 27 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2%. The Eagles allowed Stetson to convert 27 out of their 59 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.8% in this game. They wrapped up this game 45.8% from downtown by going 11 out of 24 and ended up going 15 of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). In reference to team rebounding, Florida Gulf Coast permitted Stetson to snag 24 overall (5 offensive).

Jevin Muniz ended up being a major contributor for the Eagles for this contest. He buried 9 out of 16 for the matchup giving him a rate of 56.3%, and tallied 11 rebounds. He had 28 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 4 assists in this matchup.

Florida Gulf Coast has a record of 16-13 for the season. The Eagles are committing 14.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per game (151st in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per game. Florida Gulf Coast has totaled 2,090 pts on the season (72.1 per game) and they snag 34.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are shooting 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 68th in college hoops.

The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 115th in college in points allowed per game with 69.6. They are forcing 9.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (134th in college hoops). The Florida Gulf Coast defense concedes 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (254 of 725) and their opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.2 assists and 32.1 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 102nd and 47th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Florida

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