North Florida Ospreys vs Queens Royals Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Queens Royals

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Curry Arena in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN+

Curry Arena is the site where the Queens Royals (12-11) will attempt to beat the North Florida Ospreys (5-18) on Saturday.

The North Florida Ospreys took the court against Lipscomb and took a loss by a final of 100-94 in their last contest. North Florida finished the game having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (31 out of 65) and converted 17 of 39 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Ospreys buried 15 of 16 tries for a percentage of 93.8%. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 33 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 dimes in the game in addition to creating 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. In reference to defense, North Florida let their opponent shoot 60.6% from the field on 40 out of 66 shooting. Lipscomb earned 21 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. In addition, Lipscomb totaled 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Lipscomb finished the game shooting 76.9% from the charity stripe by making 10 of 13 shots. They also made 10 of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Ospreys walked away with 13 and Lipscomb totaled 11 personal fouls.

Kamrin Oriol is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He racked up 35 points on 11 of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. He finished shooting 55.0% from the floor and also recorded 10 assists.

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North Florida enters this contest with a record of 5-18 so far this season. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, North Florida is pulling in 31.9 boards per contest and has totaled 351 assists on the season, which is 103rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Ospreys are shooting 36.2% from downtown (274 of 756) and 79.1% from the free throw line. They average 82.1 points per game (71st in college hoops) while shooting 45.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Ospreys are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and they draw 15.3 fouls. They are 356th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 411 surrendered on the campaign. The Ospreys defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 50.3% (775 of 1,541) and they concede 39.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 365th in D-1 in PPG allowed (91.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Queens Royals went home defeated by a final of 78-75 against Bellarmine. When discussing team rebounding, Queens permitted Bellarmine to collect 30 overall (8 offensive). They shot 38.1% from beyond the arc via 8 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Royals permitted Bellarmine to knock down 27 out of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Royals finished shooting 28 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. With respect to shooting from distance, Queens made 11 of their 31 tries (35.5%). They were able to bury 8 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. Bellarmine earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Royals to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Royals were able to snag 16 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this game.

Avantae Parker ended up being important for the Royals in this contest. He made 7 of 7 for the matchup for a rate of 100.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Queens has a win-loss record of 12-11 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Royals are shooting 47.2% from the floor, which is ranked 69th in the nation. Queens has tallied 1,918 points on the campaign (83.4 per game) and they pull in 34.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.2 times per game (68th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per game. The Royals are committing 19.8 fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Queens defense concedes 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (207 of 567) and opponents are connecting on 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.7 assists and 35.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 276th and 210th in those defensive categories. The Royals are ranked 352nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 83.7. They are able to force 10.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (322nd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Florida

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