North Florida vs Bellarmine 2/9/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Bellarmine Knights (13-11) vs. North Florida Ospreys (7-17)
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: North Florida Ospreys +2.5 ; Over/Under: +136
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The Bellarmine Knights and the North Florida Ospreys meet Wednesday in college basketball action from UNF Arena. Bellarmine is 13-11 on the year. The Knights fell to Kennesaw State in their last game. As for North Florida, they’re 7-17 so far and coming off a win over North Alabama. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Bellarmine started the year at a sketchy 6-8 but things have gotten better since then. The Knights hit a 7-1 stretch in January (with a loss to Jacksonville State). Bellarmine has fallen to Liberty and Kennesaw State in the last pair.
On Saturday versus the Owls, the Knights had a halftime lead but were outscored 31-37 from there in a 75-70 defeat. Leading scorer CJ Fleming finished on 22 points, and Dylan Penn added 16 points with three assists.
Over on the Ospreys side, they managed just four wins over Webber International, Edward Waters, Austin Peay and Trinity Baptist in their first 20 games. North Florida is 3-1 in the last quartet with wins over Central Arkansas, Jacksonville State and North Alabama.
In the Saturday matchup versus North Alabama, North Florida posted 32 points in the first half and 39 more in the second during a 71-58 victory. Jose Placer put up 22 points and six rebounds; Jarius Hicklen added 21 points and four boards.
The Ospreys are 6-1 ATS in their last seven overall and 1-5 ATS in their last six Wednesday games. The under is 8-1-1 in North Florida’s last 10 Wednesday games.
Meanwhile, the Knights are 5-0 ATS in their last five road games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 overall. The over is 4-0 in Bellarmine’s last four Wednesday games.
PICK: I’m going to take a stab on North Florida here. The Ospreys have looked good over this 3-1 streak. They’ve hit 71 or more points in each game, which is a nice change of pace from the offensive lull in January. As for Bellarmine, they’ve hit a tricky stretch themselves lately but they’re still scoring well. I like this one to be a pretty decent-sized total with North Florida powering out a cover. Should be a fun matchup.
