North Florida Ospreys vs Austin Peay Governors Prediction, 1/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Austin Peay Governors

Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026

Location: F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Austin Peay Governors (6-5) will go up against the North Florida Ospreys (2-11) at F&M Bank Arena on Thursday.

The North Florida Ospreys faced off with Columbia and went home with a loss by a final score of 90-82 in their last contest. North Florida ended having earned a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 of 65) and knocked down 11 of their 29 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Ospreys made 11 of 12 tries for a percentage of 91.7%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 23 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 14 assists for the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to defending, North Florida let their opponent shoot 58.2% from the floor on 32 out of 55 shooting. Columbia dished out 18 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Columbia collected 35 boards (5 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Columbia ended up shooting 81.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 21 shots. They also made 9 of 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Ospreys left the arena with 17 while Columbia recorded 12 fouls.

Kamrin Oriol is one guy who came through for this game. He ended up going 52.9% from the field and dished out 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and snagged 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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North Florida enters this game with a mark of 2-11 for the year. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, North Florida is grabbing 30.3 boards per game and has accounted for 184 dimes for the season, which is 198th in the country in terms of passing. The Ospreys are shooting 35.2% on 3-point shots (145 of 412) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 79.0 pts per contest (151st in the country) while going 44.1% from the field.

On defense, the Ospreys are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 361st in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (90.2). The Ospreys defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 50.3% (434 of 862) and they relinquish 41.8 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 349th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 234 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Austin Peay Governors walked away with a victory by a final of 110-59 against Fisk. When discussing how they rebounded, Austin Peay allowed Fisk to snag 26 in all (6 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 28.0% from distance by going 7 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 17 at the free throw line (58.8%). The Governors allowed Fisk to convert 21 of 57 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.8% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Governors finished the game shooting 37 for 75 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Austin Peay made 10 out of 31 tries (32.3%). They were able to knock down 26 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.9%. Fisk earned 21 personal fouls for the game which got the Governors to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 19 steals for this game. The Governors corralled 29 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the game.

Rashaud Marshall ended up having an impact for the Governors for this game. He totaled 24 points in his 22 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for this game. He converted 9 of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Austin Peay has a mark of 6-5 on the season. The Governors commit 17.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 71.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per contest (59th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per game. Austin Peay has accounted for 873 pts so far this year (79.4 per contest) and they average 37.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Governors are connecting on 44.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 258th in D-1.

The Governors on the defensive side of the court are 73rd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 68.3. They are forcing 17.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (127th in college). The Austin Peay defense allows 29.7% on three-point shots (83 of 279) and their opposition knocks down 65.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 14.6 dimes and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 267th and 288th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Florida

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