North Florida Ospreys vs Iowa Hawkeyes Betting Pick & Prediction 11/29/23

Making on a bet on this NCAA game featuring the Ospreys versus the Hawkeyes? Tip off is at at 9:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on BTN. The game will be played at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA. The over/under for this game is set at 165 points, and the Hawkeyes are the home favorites against the Ospreys in a non-conference matchup.

NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS VS IOWA HAWKEYES BETTING PICK

The Pick: North Florida Ospreys +24.5

This game will be played at Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 9:00 ET on Wednesday, November 29th.

WHY BET THE NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 73-69 in favor of the Hawkeyes.
• Even though we have Iowa winning straight-up, we like North Florida at +24.5.
• The over/under is currently sitting at 165 points, and we like the under with a projected 142 points.

Will North Florida Be The Talk of Carver-Hawkeye Arena?

The Ospreys come into today’s game with a 3-3 record, having just lost to LSU (75-63). In away games, the Ospreys have a 1-2 record this season, while going 2-1 at home. North Florida’s ATS record sits at 2-4, which is below .500. When playing away from home, North Florida is 1-2 vs. the spread this season and 4-6 in their previous ten road games.

In six games, North Florida comes in with an over/under mark of 2-3-1, with their games averaging 147 points per game. In their most recent three games, the Ospreys’ over/under record is 0-3, with their games averaging 70 points per game.

In their most recent game, the North Florida offense put up just 63 points vs. the LSU Tigers. Overall, they are now averaging 75.6 points per game which is 182nd in the country. Offensively, the Ospreys have a season long field goal percentage of 41%, which is 341st in the nation. In terms of three-pointers, they are 140th in percentage and 12th in three-pointers made.

On the defensive side, North Florida is currently hovering around the NCAA’s average for points allowed, conceding an average of 71.4 points per game. The North Florida defense is coming off a game in which they gave up a total of 75 points and allowed LSU to connect on 4 threes.

Are Iowa Ready for a Home Win?

Iowa will be playing their 7th game of the season with a 4-2 record. Thus far, Iowa has gone 0-1 on the road and 4-1 at home. Iowa enters today’s game with a 2-4 record vs. the spread. Over their last five games, the team is 2-3 vs. the spread.

In six games, Iowa comes in with an over/under mark of 4-2-0, with their games averaging 164 points per game. The Hawkeyes have an over/under record of 1-2 in their last three games, with their games averaging 80 points per game.

The Iowa offense is coming off a game where they scored 85 points against Seton Hall. They posted a field goal percentage of 56.4% and connected on 7 threes. Payton Sandfort led the team in scoring, putting up 22 points. Additionally, Ben Krikke contributed 19 points for the Hawkeyes.

At present, the Hawkeyes’ defense is nationally ranked 169th, allowing 75.3 points per game. In terms of field goal percentage allowed, Iowa’s defense has allowed opponents to shoot 42.2% from the field, including a three-point shooting percentage allowed of 28.2% this season.