North Alabama vs. North Florida betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 15

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The North Florida Ospreys (2-15, 0-4 ASUN) are underdogs (by 9.5 points) to break a nine-game road losing streak when they visit the North Alabama Lions (6-9, 1-3 ASUN) on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET. The point total is set at 157.5 for the matchup.

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North Alabama Cover -9.5 vs North Florida -110

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North Alabama vs. North Florida betting lines

  • North Alabama moneyline odds to win: -500
  • North Florida moneyline odds to win: +381
  • Spread: North Alabama (-9.5)
  • Total: 157.5

North Alabama statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • North Alabama has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered zero times in five games at home, and it has covered five times in nine games when playing on the road.
  • The Lions have gone over the total in a higher percentage of home games (60%) than road tilts (44.4%).
  • North Alabama has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 1-2, compared to going 0-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Lions’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, putting up 68.8 points a contest compared to the 70.8 they’ve averaged this season.
  • North Alabama has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 72.2 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 75.6 it has surrendered per game this year.
  • During their last 10 outings, the Lions are making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.6 compared to 6.7 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (32.2% compared to 32.0% season-long).

North Alabama betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-9-0 (Home: 0-5-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-5-0; As Underdog: 5-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-7-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-3 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.7 (299th in nation) 45.1 (257th) 30.9 (270th) 32.3 (249th) 10.5 (357th) 10.1 (67th)

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North Florida statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • North Florida has been better against the spread away (5-4-0) than at home (2-2-0) this year.
  • In 2025-26 a lower percentage of the Ospreys’ games have finished above the over/under at home (25%, one of four) compared to away (55.6%, five of nine).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Ospreys have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-4) and on the road (0-5).

Recent trends

  • The Ospreys are scoring 73.3 points per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 5.5 fewer points than their average for the season (78.8).
  • North Florida is allowing 93.1 points per contest in its past 10 games, which is 3.0 more points than it is allowing for the season (90.1).
  • The Ospreys are draining 0.6 fewer three-pointers per game in their past 10 games (10.6) compared to their season average (11.2), and they are putting up a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (32.4%) compared to their season mark (34.5%).

North Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 8-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 9-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-11 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (260th in nation) 49.1 (357th) 27.8 (347th) 38.4 (364th) 14.4 (175th) 13.1 (313th)
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