North Florida Ospreys vs Lipscomb Bisons Prediction, 1/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Lipscomb Bisons

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: Allen Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Lipscomb Bisons (7-6) will try to defeat the North Florida Ospreys (2-11) at Allen Arena on Saturday.

The North Florida Ospreys faced Columbia and went home with a loss by a final score of 90-82 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Ospreys ended up walking away with 17 while Columbia accounted for 12 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of 20 attempts from downtown. Columbia finished 81.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 21 attempts. Moreover, Columbia pulled down 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Columbia recorded 18 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With respect to defense, North Florida allowed their opponent to shoot 58.2% from the field on 32 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 23 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Ospreys converted 11 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 91.7%. North Florida finished the game with a 46.2% FG percentage (30 of 65) and knocked down 11 out of their 29 3-point attempts.

Kamrin Oriol is one player who was important for this contest. He finished the contest at 52.9% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He scored 24 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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North Florida heads into this game with a win-loss record of 2-11 this season. They average 79.0 pts per contest (148th in Division 1) while going 44.1% from the floor. The Ospreys are shooting 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (145 of 412) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Florida is snagging 30.3 boards per game and has totaled 184 assists so far this season, which is 244th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.8 times per game and as a team are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Ospreys are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 personal fouls. They are 340th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 234 relinquished this year. The Ospreys are giving up a shooting percentage of 50.3% (434 of 862) and they relinquish 41.8 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 360th in the nation in PPG allowed (90.2).

The last time they took the court, the Lipscomb Bisons went home defeated by a final of 89-62 against Cincinnati. The Bisons were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 2 steals for this contest. Cincinnati committed 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bisons to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to convert 7 of the free throws for a rate of 53.8%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Lipscomb buried 11 out of 34 attempts (32.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Bisons went 22 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 38.6%. The Bisons permitted Cincinnati to make 36 of their 75 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.0% in this contest. They finished shooting 37.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 11 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). In reference to how they rebounded, Lipscomb permitted Cincinnati to get 45 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Ross Candelino was important for the Bisons in this game. He knocked down 6 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and added 4 assists for the contest.

Lipscomb has a record of 7-6 for the campaign. As an offense, the Bisons are shooting 45.0% from the field, which ranks 217th in the nation. Lipscomb has 1,062 points on the campaign (81.7 per game) and they snag 36.2 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.7 times per contest (12th in the country) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. The Bisons have committed 16.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Lipscomb defense gives up 33.2% on 3-point attempts (102 of 307) and opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.7 assists and 38.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 135th and 323rd in college hoops. The Bisons are ranked 241st in college in points given up per game with 75.7. They are forcing 14.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (231st in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Florida

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