Lipscomb vs. North Florida betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The North Florida Ospreys (7-7, 0-1 ASUN) are 5.5-point underdogs as they look to break a three-game losing streak when they host the Lipscomb Bisons (9-5, 1-0 ASUN) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at UNF Arena. The game airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 161.5 points.

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Lipscomb Cover -5.5 vs North Florida -108

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Lipscomb vs. North Florida betting lines

  • Lipscomb moneyline odds to win: -243
  • North Florida moneyline odds to win: +198
  • Spread: Lipscomb (-5.5)
  • Total: 161.5

Lipscomb statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Lipscomb has played better at home, covering three times in four home games, and four times in eight road games.
  • The Bisons have gone over the total in the same percentage of games at home as away games (25%).
  • Lipscomb has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 3-1 (.750). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Bisons were 16th-best in college basketball offensively (82.1 points scored per game) and ranked 304th on defense (76.5 points conceded).
  • Lipscomb was 283rd in college basketball in rebounds per game (30.4) and 241st in rebounds allowed (32.6) last year.
  • The Bisons were 93rd in the nation in assists (14.5 per game) last year.

Lipscomb betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-9-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (142nd in nation) 41.9 (118th) 34.4 (108th) 33.2 (286th) 16.4 (63rd) 10.6 (94th)

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North Florida statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • North Florida’s winning percentage against the spread, both home and away, is .500. It is 2-2-0 ATS on its home court and 4-4-0 on the road.
  • Looking at the over/under, Ospreys games have gone over four of four times at home (100%), and seven of eight away (87.5%).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Ospreys scored 78.0 points per game (64th-ranked in college basketball) last season. They gave up 75.8 points per contest at the other end (287th-ranked).
  • North Florida averaged 31.3 rebounds per game (230th-ranked in college basketball). It gave up 33.1 rebounds per contest (273rd-ranked).
  • The Ospreys ranked 242nd in college basketball with 12.4 assists per game.

North Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-1-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 7-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (204th in nation) 47.6 (346th) 34.3 (112th) 38.1 (357th) 16.5 (61st) 11.0 (136th)
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