North Florida Ospreys vs Florida Gators Prediction, 11/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Florida Gators

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SECN+

The North Florida Ospreys (15-17 last year) are hitting the road to Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Florida Gators (35-4 last season).

The North Florida Ospreys took the court against Austin Peay and took a loss by a score of 90-69 in their last contest. North Florida finished the game having earned a 45.6% FG percentage (26 out of 57) and converted 11 of their 31 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Ospreys made 6 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning the defense, North Florida allowed the other team to shoot 54.9% from the field on 39 of 71 shooting. Austin Peay distributed 17 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, Austin Peay snagged 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Austin Peay finished the game shooting 55.6% from the charity stripe by converting 5 of 9 tries. They knocked down 7 of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Ospreys finished with 13 and Austin Peay totaled 11 fouls.

Liam Murphy is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 26 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He walked away with 16 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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North Florida comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 15-17 last year. They turned it over 11.2 times per contest and as a squad committed 17.9 fouls every game. As a group, North Florida pulled in 35.8 rebounds per game and tallied 521 dimes throughout last season, which ranked 67th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Ospreys shot 35.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (409 of 1147) and 68.5% from the free throw line. They averaged 82.8 pts per game (15th in Division 1) while hitting 44.4% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Ospreys forced their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.4 fouls. They gave up 34.5% on three-point shots and they were 364th in D-1 in PPG allowed (84.8). The Ospreys defense allowed a field goal percentage of 48.1% (1,015 of 2,110) and they surrendered 40.2 boards per contest as a team. They were 356th in the country in giving up assists with 531 conceded last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida Gators took a loss by a score of 93-87 when they played Arizona. The Gators corralled 21 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the contest. They gave up possession 14 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. Arizona had 22 personal fouls for the game which took the Gators to the charity stripe for 30 tries. They were able to bury 20 of those for a rate of 66.7%. When talking about shots from downtown, Florida converted 7 of their 27 tries (25.9%). In all, the Gators went 30 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. The Gators permitted Arizona to make 30 out of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.2% for the contest. They went 40.0% from downtown by shooting 2 out of 5 and ended up shooting 31 of 38 from the free throw line (81.6%). When talking about rebounds, Florida permitted Arizona to snag 38 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Thomas Haugh ended up being a major contributor for the Gators in the matchup. He scored 27 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the game. He converted 7 of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and added 4 rebounds.

Florida had a win-loss mark of 35-4 last year. The Gators were responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they went 72.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 15.5 times per contest (58th in D-1) and they gave up possession 11.1 times per game. Florida scored 3,326 pts last year (85.3 per game) and they averaged 41.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Gators shot 47.3% from the floor, which ranked 47th in college.

The Gators defensively were ranked 104th in college in points given up per game with 69.8. They were able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (18th in college hoops). The Florida defense gave up 29.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (261 of 884) and their opposition made 71.3% of their foul shots. They relinquished 11.2 dimes and 33.3 boards per contest, which was ranked 30th and 105th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Florida

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