North Florida vs Bellarmine Prediction 1/11/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a North Florida vs Bellarmine Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, January 11th. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Ospreys’  recent form and recent player performance 

-The Knights’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving North Florida

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Bellarmine

-Recent betting trends in games played between North Florida and Bellarmine

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Ospreys and Knights. 

North Florida Continues to Lose

North Florida continued to lose games and in the last game against Eastern Kentucky, ended up losing by five points. At the end of the first half, they were only down by one, but in the second half they really struggled and that led to the defeat. The defense gave up 45 points in the second half and 79 points overall. Jaylen Smith had a strong game putting up 16 points, five assists, and three rebounds. There were three different players that put up at least 10 points. 

North Florida is averaging 82.9 points while their defense is giving up 85.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 34th in the league while the defense is ranked 360th. They are shooting 68.2 field goal attempts per game which is the most in college basketball. In most games though they just haven’t made enough of the shots. Forward Josh Harris is averaging 14.9 points while shooting 59.7 percent from the field. 

Why North Florida Will Beat Bellarmine

• Bellarmine has lost each of its last six games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• North Florida has won the first half in nine of its last 11 road night games against Conference opponents.

Bellarmine is Awful

Bellarmine has taken a big step backwards this season and coming into this game they have only three wins. In the last game against Jacksonville, Bellarmine scored only 59 points while the defense gave up 74 points and that led to the defeat. Jack Karansinki was the top player putting up 14 points and three rebounds. Ben Johnson was the only other one to score in double figures and he had only 10 points. 

Bellarmine is averaging 71 points while their defense is giving up 79 points per game. The offense is ranked 275th while the defense is ranked 334th. They are shooting 80.9 from the free throw line which is 7th best in all of college basketball. The problem though is they are averaging only 11.38 free throws per game and they need to start getting to the line more if they want to find more success. Guard Billy Smith is averaging 12.9 points while shooting 53.1 percent from the field. Bellarmine will meet Lipscomb after this game.

Why Bellarmine Will Beat North Florida

• North Florida has lost each of its last five road games.
• The home team has won seven of North Florida’s last nine games.

North Florida vs Bellarmine Prediction

This total is just a little too high. Yes, North Florida’s offense is elite averaging 82.9 points per game, but I really don’t trust this Bellarmine squad to score. Bellarmine is averaging 71 points per game but they are going to really struggle to get the scoring going here. North Florida will score but it’s not going to be one of their best games and that will end up being the difference here. Back the under to cash here with ease.