North Florida Ospreys vs California Baptist Lancers Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs California Baptist Lancers

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center in Riverside, CA

TV: ESPN+

The California Baptist Lancers (25-9 last season) will play the North Florida Ospreys (7-25 last year) at Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center on Tuesday.

The North Florida Ospreys faced off with West Georgia and ended up losing by a score of 93-85 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Ospreys walked away with 18 and West Georgia finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 24 tries from 3-point range. West Georgia finished the game shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 23 attempts. Additionally, West Georgia grabbed 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. West Georgia doled out 10 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, North Florida allowed 53.2% from the floor on 33 out of 62 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in the game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 25 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Ospreys converted 21 of their 24 tries for a rate of 87.5%. North Florida finished the game having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (28 of 67) and made 8 of 35 three-point attempts.

Kamrin Oriol is someone who had an impact in this game. He finished the game at 47.1% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and collected 3 boards. He racked up 28 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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North Florida heads into this contest after finishing with a record of 7-25 last season. They had an average of 79.6 points per contest (88th in the nation) on 44.6% from the floor. The Ospreys shot 35.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (353 of 1006) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. As a squad, North Florida snagged 32.3 boards per game and earned 444 assists last year, which was 201st in college hoops in terms of passing. They turned it over 12.5 times per contest and as a group committed 18.1 personal fouls every game.

When they were on the defensive end, the Ospreys forced their opponents into 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 16.1 personal fouls. They conceded 35.0% on 3-pointers while they were 364th in D-1 in PPG allowed (88.2). The Ospreys defense allowed a FG percentage of 48.9% (1,037 of 2,122) and they conceded 39.1 boards per contest as a team. They were 337th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 535 relinquished throughout last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the California Baptist Lancers took a loss by a final score of 68-60 when they faced Kansas. The Lancers earned 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 38 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Kansas earned 14 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Lancers to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of them for a clip of 52.6%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, California Baptist made 4 of 17 attempts (23.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lancers ended up going 23 for 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.9%. The Lancers permitted Kansas to knock down 26 out of 65 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 40.0% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 21.1% from downtown by connecting on 4 out of 19 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 at the charity stripe (85.7%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, California Baptist permitted Kansas to snag 37 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Dominique Daniels Jr. was important for the Lancers for the game. He racked up 25 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for this game. He buried 7 out of 23 in this contest for a rate of 30.4%, and had 7 rebounds.

California Baptist had a win-loss mark of 25-9 last season. The Lancers were responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest and they went 71.3% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 10.2 times per contest (361st in Division 1) and they turned it over 12.2 times per game. California Baptist scored 2,470 pts last year (72.6 per game) and they grabbed 40.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Lancers hit 42.9% from the field, which was ranked 299th in college.

The Lancers on defense were ranked 35th in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.6. They forced 11.6 TO's per game and let teams shoot 41.6% from the floor (44th in Division 1). The California Baptist defense surrendered 29.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (180 of 611) and their opponents made 72.1% of their foul shots. They allowed 25.6 dimes and 32.8 total rebounds per game, which had them ranked 338th and 80th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Florida

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