SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs North Florida Ospreys Prediction, 12/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs North Florida Ospreys

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: UNF Arena in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

UNF Arena is where the North Florida Ospreys (1-5) will attempt to defeat the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (4-3) on Tuesday.

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against Alabama State and notched a win by a score of 83-68 in their last contest. SIU Edwardsville finished with a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 of 61) and converted 7 out of their 20 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Cougars made 20 of 30 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 assists in the game while creating 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to defending, SIU Edwardsville allowed the other team to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 19 out of 58 shooting. Alabama State earned 6 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In addition, Alabama State collected 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Alabama State ended up shooting 80.6% at the charity stripe by burying 25 of their 31 shots. They also converted 5 of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Cougars walked away with 23 and Alabama State racked up 20 personal fouls.

Jack Campion is one guy who came through for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field and totaled 5 assists. He played for 30 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He was able to score 15 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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SIU Edwardsville enters this one with a record of 4-3 for the season. They are averaging 75.3 points per outing (240th in Division 1) while shooting 44.9% from the field. The Cougars are shooting 31.9% on shots from distance (45 of 141) and 67.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, SIU Edwardsville is grabbing 40.6 boards per game and has racked up 84 dimes this season, which is 292nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Cougars are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They rank 54th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 71 conceded on the campaign. The Cougars are giving up a shooting percentage of 36.9% (156 of 423) and they concede 37.4 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 28.2% on 3-pointers and they rank 73rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.4).

For their last game, the North Florida Ospreys took a loss by a final score of 85-82 when they faced Prairie View A&M. The Ospreys snagged 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. Prairie View A&M committed 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Ospreys to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.7%. With regard to shooting from downtown, North Florida knocked down 12 of their 26 attempts (46.2%). Overall, the Ospreys ended up going 27 for 49 from the floor which had them at 55.1%. The Ospreys permitted Prairie View A&M to convert 28 out of their 70 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% in this contest. They shot 26.1% from three-point range by going 6 of 23 and finished the game at 23 of 33 at the charity stripe (69.7%). When discussing how they rebounded, North Florida allowed Prairie View A&M to grab 33 in all (18 on the offensive glass).

Kamrin Oriol ended up being a factor for the Ospreys in this matchup. He converted 5 out of 8 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for this contest.

North Florida has a win-loss record of 1-5 this season. The Ospreys are responsible for committing 20.8 personal fouls every game and they go 71.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (150th in college) and they turn it over 14.8 times per contest. North Florida has totaled 495 pts on the campaign (82.5 per contest) and they snag 30.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Ospreys are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 117th in the nation.

The North Florida defense allows 26.1% on shots from 3-point land (36 of 138) and their opposition makes 66.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 17.2 dimes and 43.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 343rd and 360th in the country. The Ospreys on the defensive end are ranked 358th in college in PPG surrendered with 88.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (335th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Florida

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