Kentucky vs. North Florida Prediction, Odds, Line, Picks and Preview - November 23 | NCAA Basketball Season 2022
The North Florida Ospreys will face off against the 15th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats on Wednesday, November 23rd, in an NCAA Men's Basketball non-conference regular season matchup.
The Ospreys are 1-3 to begin the year after an 83-82 road loss on Monday against the Duquesne Dukes. The Wildcats are 3-2 and are coming off an 88-72 road loss on Sunday against the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
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North Florida Ospreys vs. Kentucky Wildcats Betting Odds
North Florida Ospreys vs. Kentucky Wildcats Match Details
Fixture: Northern Florida Ospreys at Kentucky Wildcats
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 23, 4:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
North Florida Ospreys vs. Kentucky Wildcats Key Stats
The Ospreys have been alright this season with a pretty good offensive team. They are averaging 71 points per game while shooting 40.7 percent from the floor. Senior guard Jarius Hicklen has been doing extremely well, averaging 15.3 points, three rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 0.8 steals per game. He needs to figure out how to shoot the ball a lot more consistently as he has a shooting split of 39.5/35.5/84.2 so far this season.
Their defense has struggled as they are allowing 82 points per game and have to do enough to keep the game close. As of this point, they are averaging three blocks and four steals per game as a team.
The Wildcats have been doing incredibly well offensively, scoring 85.4 points this season. They have also been shooting the ball well, shooting 47 percent from the floor. Senior guard Antonio Reeves has been performing on both sides of the ball, putting up 13.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.2 blocks, and 0.4 steals while playing 23.8 minutes per game.
Kentucky's defense has to be better than they are showing as they are allowing 70.4 points per game up to this point. They have been averaging 6.6 blocks and 10 steals per game so far this season.
North Florida Ospreys vs. Kentucky Wildcats Best Picks and Prediction
These defenses in the previous three games, North Florida is allowing 74.7 points per game while Kentucky is giving up 79 points, so they are doing very similar.
The Ospreys are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games following a loss while the Wildcats are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a losing record so go with North Florida to cover the massive spread.
Pick: North Florida Ospreys +26.5 (-110)
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