Miami (FL) vs. North Florida betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 21

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The North Florida Ospreys (2-9) visit the Miami Hurricanes (10-2) after losing six straight road games. The Hurricanes are heavy favorites by 36.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 21, 2025. The point total in the matchup is 172.5.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Miami (FL) Cover -36.5 vs North Florida -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Miami (FL) vs. North Florida betting lines

  • Spread: Miami (FL) (-36.5)
  • Total: 172.5

Miami (FL) statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Miami (FL) played worse when played at home, covering five times in 17 home games, and four times in 10 road games.
  • In terms of point totals, the Hurricanes hit the over more consistently when playing at home last year, as they went over the total 11 times in 17 opportunities (64.7%). On the road, they hit the over six times in 10 opportunities (60%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Miami (FL) won a higher percentage of its home games (.444) compared to away games (.000) last year.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Hurricanes were the 167th-ranked squad in the country (74.0 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were eighth-worst (80.6 points conceded per game).
  • Last season, Miami (FL) was 325th in college basketball in rebounds (29.2 per game) and 135th in rebounds conceded (30.5).
  • At 12.9 assists per game last year, the Hurricanes were 227th in the country.

Miami (FL) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-5-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 36.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-3-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 7-1-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-0 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
52.0 (12th in nation) 40.4 (59th) 36.6 (52nd) 27.8 (47th) 19.8 (10th) 11.4 (166th)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Miami (FL) vs. North Florida? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

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).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Ospreys’ games finished above the over/under at home (75%, nine of 12) compared to away (70.6%, 12 of 17).
  • When 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 season, ranking -5-worst in the nation with 84.8 points allowed per game, they weren forced to count on their offense, which ranked 15th-best in college basketball putting up 82.8 points per game.
  • North Florida, who ranked 148th in college basketball with 32.6 boards per game, allowed 37.0 rebounds per contest, which was 0-worst in college basketball.
  • The Ospreys put up 16.3 dimes per game, which ranked them 28th in the nation.

North Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 36.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-4-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (235th in nation) 49.2 (356th) 27.5 (355th) 38.6 (362nd) 14.6 (169th) 13.2 (297th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …