North Florida Ospreys vs West Georgia Wolves Prediction, 2/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs West Georgia Wolves

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: The Coliseum in Carrollton, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Coliseum is the location where the West Georgia Wolves (10-12) will attempt to defeat the North Florida Ospreys (5-18) on Thursday.

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 contest having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (31 out of 65) and buried 17 of their 39 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Ospreys buried 15 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 93.8%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 19 assists for the contest as well as forcing 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In regard to defense, North Florida allowed 60.6% from the floor on 40 of 66 shooting. Lipscomb doled out 21 assists and had 10 steals for the game. Furthermore, Lipscomb pulled down 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Lipscomb walked away from this one shooting 76.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 13 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Ospreys ended up walking away with 13 and Lipscomb totaled 11 personal fouls.

Kamrin Oriol is a player who had an impact for this contest. He was able to score 35 points on 11 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He shot 55.0% from the field and also distributed 10 assists.

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North Florida enters this game with a win-loss mark of 5-18 for the year. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a team are committing 18.4 fouls every game. As a team, North Florida is pulling in 31.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 351 assists on the season, which ranks 84th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Ospreys are connecting on 36.2% on 3-point shots (274 of 756) and 79.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 82.1 points per game (72nd in the country) while connecting on 45.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Ospreys are forcing 10.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.8% on 3-pointers and they rank 365th in college hoops in PPG allowed (91.4). The Ospreys defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 50.3% (775 of 1,541) and they concede 39.4 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 359th in college in giving up assists with 411 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the West Georgia Wolves took a loss by a score of 81-78 against Austin Peay. The Wolves were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the contest. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. Austin Peay had 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wolves to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 68.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, West Georgia converted 5 of 16 tries (31.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Wolves went 28 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. The Wolves allowed Austin Peay to make 21 out of 52 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4% in the matchup. They finished 22.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 of 22 and finished the contest at 34 of 41 from the free throw line (82.9%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, West Georgia permitted Austin Peay to grab 36 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Shelton Williams-Dryden ended up being important for the Wolves in the game. He knocked down 7 out of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 11 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

West Georgia has a record of 10-12 for the year. The Wolves commit 16.9 fouls per game while shooting 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.9 times per contest (275th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. West Georgia has totaled 1,667 pts this season (75.8 per game) and they pull in 36.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wolves are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 262nd in the country.

The West Georgia defense allows 35.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (176 of 501) and opponents are converting on 72.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 15.4 dimes and 36.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 308th and 280th in D-1. The Wolves on the defensive side of the court are 333rd in the country in PPG given up with 80.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (323rd in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Florida

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