Charleston Southern vs. North Florida betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 18

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The North Florida Ospreys (2-8) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they attempt to end a three-game losing streak when they visit the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (7-5) at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at The Buc Dome. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup’s over/under is set at 163.5.

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Charleston Southern Cover -10.5 vs North Florida -106

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Charleston Southern vs. North Florida betting lines

  • Charleston Southern moneyline odds to win: -625
  • North Florida moneyline odds to win: +453
  • Spread: Charleston Southern (-10.5)
  • Total: 163.5

Charleston Southern statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Charleston Southern has done a better job covering the spread in home games (2-0-0) than it has in road games (3-3-0).
  • At home, the Buccaneers exceed the over/under 50% of the time (one of two games). They’ve hit the over in 33.3% of away games (two of six contests).
  • Charleston Southern, as a moneyline favorite, has the same winning percentage at home (1-0 record) and away from home (1-0 record).

Last season stats

  • The Buccaneers put up 72.1 points per game and allowed 78.2 last season, ranking them 228th in college basketball on offense and 330th on defense.
  • Charleston Southern collected 33.0 rebounds per game and conceded 30.1 boards last year, ranking 119th and 104th, respectively, in the nation.
  • With 11.5 assists per game last season, the Buccaneers were 319th in the nation.

Charleston Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-4-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 2-0-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (253rd in nation) 39.7 (41st) 41.0 (fourth) 33.9 (306th) 18.8 (19th) 12.8 (267th)

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North Florida statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last year, North Florida had better results on the road (9-8-0) than at home (4-8-0).
  • Ospreys games finished above the over/under 75% of the time at home (nine of 12) last year, and 70.6% of the time on the road (12 of 17).
  • As moneyline underdogs last year, the Ospreys won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (4-7).

Last season stats

  • Because of the Ospreys’ defensive struggles last year, ranking -5-worst in the nation with 84.8 points allowed per game, they had to rely on their offense, which ranked 15th-best in college basketball scoring 82.8 points per game.
  • North Florida ranked 0-worst in the nation with 37.0 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it averaged 32.6 boards per game (148th-ranked in college basketball).
  • Last season the Ospreys ranked 28th in college basketball in assists, averaging 16.3 per game.

North Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-2-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (232nd in nation) 48.4 (348th) 27.7 (353rd) 39.2 (364th) 14.6 (170th) 13.6 (319th)
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