Eastern Kentucky vs North Florida 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The North Florida Ospreys and Eastern Kentucky Colonels meet Saturday in college basketball action at the McBrayer Arena. The North Florida Ospreys look to snap a six-game losing streak. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels look to get back to a .500 record.

The North Florida Ospreys are averaging 67.2 points on 40.9 percent shooting and allowing 71.7 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Jose Placer is averaging 12.9 points and 3.3 rebounds, while Carter Hendricksen is averaging 11 points and 4.5 rebounds. Darius Hicklen is dishing 1.1 assists and Jadyn Parker is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The North Florida Ospreys are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The North Florida Ospreys are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.4 rebounds per game.

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are averaging 81.4 points on 42.2 percent shooting and allowing 71.7 points on 44.4 percent shooting. Jannson Williams is averaging 11.2 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Devontae Blanton is averaging 10.7 points and 3.3 assists. Braxton Beverly is the third double-digit scorer and Cooper Robb is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70.8 percent from the free throw line. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are allowing 30.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.5 rebounds per game.

The Ospreys are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Colonels are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Ospreys last 6 overall. The under is 14-3 in Colonels last 17 overall.

The North Florida Ospreys are a bad basketball team that loses on the road by an average of 20 points while shooting 37.7 percent from the field. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels win at home by an average of 18 points while allowing 41.4 percent shooting from the field. Eastern Kentucky should be able to control the pace here and pull away in the second half. I’ll lay the chalk.