Queens Royals vs North Florida Ospreys Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs North Florida Ospreys

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: UNF Arena in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The North Florida Ospreys (2-13) will play the Queens Royals (7-8) at UNF Arena on Saturday.

The Queens Royals faced off with Bellarmine and notched a win by a score of 98-76 in their last game. Queens ended the game having earned a 49.3% FG percentage (33 out of 67) and converted 24 out of their 54 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Royals made 8 of 13 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 27 assists in the game while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to the defense, Queens let their opponent shoot 52.1% from the field on 25 of 48 shooting. Bellarmine earned 11 dimes and had 1 steal in this game. On top of that, Bellarmine pulled down 24 rebounds (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Bellarmine finished shooting 68.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 25 attempts. They made 9 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Royals ended up with 23 while Bellarmine recorded 17 fouls.

Chris Ashby is someone who had an impact in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 52.4% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He played for 32 mins played and also snagged 1 board. He ended up walking away with 34 points on 11 of 21 shooting.

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Queens steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 7-8 so far this season. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Queens is collecting 34.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 252 assists on the campaign, which ranks 79th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Royals are shooting 35.4% on shots from downtown (161 of 455) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. They average 84.1 pts per contest (65th in college) while connecting on 47.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Royals are forcing 10.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 317th in college in giving up assists with 244 surrendered this year. The Royals defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.1% (454 of 943) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 38.3% from 3-point land while they are 358th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (88.1).

In their last game, the North Florida Ospreys took a defeat with a final score of 82-74 when they played Lipscomb. When talking about cleaning up the glass, North Florida permitted Lipscomb to pull down 43 in total (16 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 36.1% from downtown by going 13 of 36 and finished the contest at 15 out of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Ospreys permitted Lipscomb to make 27 of 71 tries from the floor which had them at 38.0% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Ospreys ended up shooting 27 for 70 from the field which had them shooting 38.6%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, North Florida buried 16 of their 46 tries (34.8%). They were able to make 4 of those for a clip of 100.0%. Lipscomb was called for 10 fouls for the game which got the Ospreys to the free throw line for a total of 4 shots. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 1 steal for the game. The Ospreys were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this matchup.

Kamrin Oriol ended up being a factor for the Ospreys in the game. He knocked down 6 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 35.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 assists in this contest.

North Florida has a mark of 2-13 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Ospreys are connecting on 43.7% from the floor, which is 271st in college. North Florida has earned 1,184 points for the campaign (78.9 per game) and they snag 31.4 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per game (212th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 13.8 times per game. The Ospreys commit 18.7 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The North Florida defense gives up 33.9% from downtown (134 of 395) and their opponents are converting on 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 18.1 dimes and 42.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 359th and 362nd in the country. The Ospreys are ranked 362nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 90.5. They have forced 11.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (356th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Florida

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