UNC Asheville vs North Florida Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/18/24

The UNC-Asheville Bulldogs and the North Florida Ospreys meet Monday in college basketball action from the UNF Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UNC-Asheville vs. North Florida prediction.

UNC-Asheville Recap

The UNC-Asheville Bulldogs come into this one looking to bounce back from an 82-76 loss at the hands of Ohio last time out. After this game, UNC-Asheville will take on Southeastern Missouri.

Asheville Looks For First Win

Josh Banks and Fletcher Abee lead the Bulldogs in scoring with 13 PPG with Banks logging 5 RPG while Toyaz Solomon has 12.5 PPG with a team-high 5.5 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass. Jordan Marsh has 11 PPG with 2 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for UNC-Asheville while Greg Gantt Jr. has a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department this season. As a team, UNC-Asheville is averaging 65 PPG on 34.6% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three, and 52.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs will win

• North Florida has lost four of its last five games at UNF Arena following a road loss.

North Florida Recap

The North Florida Ospreys come into this one looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season after a 90-77 loss to Georgia last time out. After this game, North Florida will welcome subdivision Edward Waters to town.

Ospreys Looking To Rebound

Liam Murphy leads the Ospreys in scoring with 16.3 PPG with 3.5 RPG while Josh Harris has 15.3 PPG with 6 RPG. Nate Lliteras has 13.8 PPG with 4 RPG and Jasai Miles has 13.3 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Ospreys on the glass so far this season. Jaylen Smith has added 12.3 PPG with a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Ospreys in the assist department up to this point in the year while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for North Florida so far this season. As a team, North Florida is averaging 86.5 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 36.5% from three, and 66.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Florida Ospreys will win

• North Florida has won 22 of its last 24 night games against non-conference opponents at UNF Arena.
• North Carolina-Asheville has lost each of its last three games.

UNC-Asheville vs. North Florida Prediction

I’m with North Florida here. North Florida’s been a trendy underdog so far this season with wins over South Carolina and Georgia Tech, but I also like them here. UNC-Asheville just really looks like they’re adjusting to life without Drew Pember, last year’s star who did it all for Asheville, and I just think that in the end, North Florida has far too much scoring depth for Asheville to contend with here and slow down. Give me the Ospreys at home.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: North Florida -6.5