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Florida vs North Florida 12/8/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

North Florida Ospreys (2-8) vs. Florida Gators (6-2)
December 8, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Florida Gators -26.5 ; Over/Under: 132.5
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The North Florida Ospreys and the Florida Gators meet Wednesday in college basketball action from O’Connell Center. North Florida sits at 2-8 on the year so far. The Ospreys are coming off a loss to FAU in their last game. As for the Gators, they’re 6-2 this season and fresh off a loss to Texas Southern. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

North Florida began their year on a four-game losing streak before finally notching their first victory over Webber International. Since then the Ospreys are on a 1-3 run with losses to Kentucky, FIU and FAU. 

In the loss to Florida Atlantic, the Ospreys were down 39-29 heading into the break. North Florida scored just 12 points in the second half during a 76-41 blowout. Jose Placer led the anemic offense with nine points and four boards. 

Over on the Gators’ side, their year kicked off with a six-game win streak over Elon, Florida State, Milwaukee, California, Ohio State and Troy. The last two games have been losses to Oklahoma and Texas Southern, however. 

In the Texas Southern game on Monday, Florida was down 35-25 at halftime and couldn’t get any closer than that in a 69-54 loss. Brandon McKissic put up 15 points to lead the way, and Colin Castleton added 12 points with five rebounds. 

The Gators are 5-1 ATS in their last six at home and 5-2 ATS in their last seven overall. Florida is 1-4 ATS in their last four Wednesday games.
Meanwhile, the Ospreys are 0-4 ATS in their last four road games and 0-4 ATS in their last four overall. North Florida is 0-4 ATS in their last four Wednesday games. 

PICK: I’m going to take Florida, but probably staying away. The Gators are reeling after a couple of bad losses. Florida was awful against Texas Southern, posting 38.2 percent shooting with a 23-46 rebounding deficit. The Gators weren’t much better against Oklahoma, and they’ve scored 67 or fewer in consecutive games now. 

As for North Florida, they had plenty of issues themselves during their last game. I don’t see things getting much better here, especially if Florida wakes up and plays like themselves again. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Florida Gators -26.5

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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