North Florida Ospreys vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 11/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN+

The North Florida Ospreys (1-1) are hitting the road to Watsco Center on Monday where they will compete against the Miami Hurricanes (1-1).

The North Florida Ospreys faced UCLA and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-63 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Ospreys finished with 23 while UCLA racked up 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 29 attempts from 3-point land. UCLA ended up going 70.6% at the free throw line by burying 24 of 34 attempts. In addition, UCLA snagged 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UCLA recorded 24 assists and had 12 steals in this game. When it comes to defending, North Florida let their opponent shoot 54.3% from the field on 38 of 70 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the game in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 31 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Ospreys made 13 of 20 tries for a percentage of 65.0%. North Florida ended the game having earned a 31.7% FG percentage (20 of 63) and knocked down 10 out of their 34 three-point attempts.

BJ Plummer is one guy who was important in this game. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and collected 6 boards. He left the arena with 10 points on 2 out of 3 shooting.

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North Florida will play this game with a record of 1-1 for the year. They are averaging 67.0 points per game (281st in Division 1) while hitting 39.2% from the field. The Ospreys are shooting 27.6% on shots from distance (16 of 58) and 63.2% from the free throw line. As a team, North Florida is snagging 37.5 rebounds per contest and has tallied 19 assists so far this season, which ranks 253rd in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 17.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Ospreys have forced 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are 318th in college in giving up assists with 34 surrendered this season. The Ospreys are giving up a FG percentage of 45.4% (59 of 130) and they surrender 40.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 321st in D-1 in points per game allowed (88.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Miami Hurricanes got the victory with a final of 83-57 when they played Wagner. When talking about rebounds, Miami permitted Wagner to snag 32 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 26.9% from 3-point land by going 7 of 26 and ended up going 8 of 13 from the charity stripe (61.5%). The Hurricanes permitted Wagner to convert 21 out of their 63 attempts from the field which left them shooting 33.3% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Hurricanes walked away from this one shooting 31 for 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.4%. In reference to shots from downtown, Miami made 5 of their 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Wagner was called for 15 fouls for this contest which took the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Hurricanes corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the matchup.

Shelton Henderson pitched in for the Hurricanes in this game. He converted 8 out of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 27 mins on the court and earned 5 dimes for the contest.

Miami has a record of 1-1 this year. The Hurricanes commit 19.5 fouls every game while shooting 77.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.0 times per game (261st in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per game. Miami has 150 pts so far this year and they collect 37.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Hurricanes are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which is 212th in the country.

The Miami defense allows 34.6% on 3-point shots (18 of 52) and their opponents are converting on 58.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.0 dimes and 38.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 176th and 262nd in the nation. The Hurricanes defensively are ranked 145th in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 37.9% from the field (116th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Florida

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