Bellarmine Knights vs North Florida Ospreys Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs North Florida Ospreys

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: UNF Arena in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

UNF Arena is the location where the North Florida Ospreys (4-16) will take on the Bellarmine Knights (7-12) on Saturday.

The Bellarmine Knights faced off with Jacksonville and went home with a win by a final score of 77-70 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Knights ended up finishing with 13 while Jacksonville finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 21 attempts from downtown. Jacksonville finished 100.0% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 17 attempts. Moreover, Jacksonville snagged 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Jacksonville totaled 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. When discussing defending, Bellarmine allowed 46.0% from the field on 23 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 24 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Knights converted 12 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Bellarmine wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 of 52) and made 9 of their 17 three-point shots.

Kenyon Goodin is a player who was a factor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 70.0% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He saw the court for 35 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He racked up 24 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Bellarmine enters this contest with a win-loss record of 7-12 this year. They turn it over 11.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Bellarmine is snagging 28.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 274 dimes so far this season, which is 201st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Knights are hitting 35.3% on three-point attempts (145 of 411) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.6 points per game (164th in college hoops) while connecting on 50.5% from the field.

On defense, the Knights are able to force 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are 326th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 314 surrendered for the campaign. The Knights defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.4% (528 of 1,115) and they relinquish 33.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 37.5% from 3-point land and they are 330th in college in PPG allowed (80.7).

When they last played, the North Florida Ospreys got the win with a final of 87-85 when they played Eastern Kentucky. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, North Florida permitted Eastern Kentucky to collect 31 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 42.9% from beyond the arc by going 12 out of 28 and ended up going 7 of 15 from the charity stripe (46.7%). The Ospreys permitted Eastern Kentucky to bury 33 out of 67 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.3% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Ospreys finished shooting 32 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, North Florida made 10 of 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a clip of 76.5%. Eastern Kentucky committed 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Ospreys to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Ospreys recorded 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the game.

Kamrin Oriol was important for the Ospreys for the matchup. He earned 32 points in his 38 minutes on the court and tallied 3 assists in the game. He converted 12 of 19 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and had 3 rebounds.

North Florida has a win-loss mark of 4-16 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Ospreys are connecting on 44.6% from the field, which has them ranked 226th in the nation. North Florida has totaled 1,600 points on the campaign (80.0 per contest) and they pull down 31.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per contest (170th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. The Ospreys are responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The North Florida defense allows 34.8% on shots from distance (185 of 532) and their opposition knocks down 69.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 17.4 assists and 41.0 boards per contest, which ranks 355th and 361st in college. The Ospreys are ranked 365th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 90.3. They have forced 11.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.5% from the floor (357th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Florida

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