Wednesday’s game between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (17-13, 11-6 ASUN) and North Florida Ospreys (15-15, 8-9 ASUN) squaring off at UNF Arena has a projected final score of 81-79 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Eastern Kentucky, so it should be a competitive matchup. The game will tip off at 7:00 PM ET on February 26.

Based on our computer prediction, Eastern Kentucky projects to cover the 1.5-point spread in its matchup versus North Florida. The over/under has been set at 166.5, and the two sides are projected to come in below that total.

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North Florida vs. Eastern Kentucky Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Jacksonville, Florida
• Venue: UNF Arena
• Line: North Florida -1.5
• Point total: 166.5
• Moneyline (to win): North Florida -110, Eastern Kentucky -110

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North Florida vs. Eastern Kentucky Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Eastern Kentucky 81, North Florida 79

Spread & Total Prediction for North Florida vs. Eastern Kentucky

• Pick ATS: Eastern Kentucky (+1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (166.5)

North Florida’s record against the spread this season is 13-15-0, and Eastern Kentucky’s is 14-14-0. The Ospreys are 21-7-0 and the Colonels are 19-9-0 in terms of hitting the over. The two teams put up 161.3 points per game combined, 5.2 less than this matchup’s over/under. In the last 10 games, North Florida is 4-6 against the spread and 5-5 overall while Eastern Kentucky has gone 7-3 against the spread and 8-2 overall.

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North Florida Performance Insights

• The Ospreys are being outscored by 1.1 points per game with a -35 scoring differential overall. They put up 83.4 points per game (15th in college basketball) and give up 84.5 per contest (363rd in college basketball).
• North Florida records 32.9 rebounds per game (131st in college basketball) while allowing 37.6 per outing to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 4.7 boards per game.
• North Florida connects on 12.8 three-pointers per game (first in college basketball) while shooting 35.4% from beyond the arc (100th in college basketball). It is making 5.9 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 6.9 per game while shooting 34.1%.
• The Ospreys rank 112th in college basketball by averaging 98.5 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 335th in college basketball, allowing 99.8 points per 100 possessions.
• North Florida and its opponents have been mostly even in the turnover battle. The Ospreys commit 10.8 per game (133rd in college basketball) and force 11 (223rd in college basketball action).

Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

• The Colonels outscore opponents by 2.9 points per game (posting 77.9 points per game, 80th in college basketball, and conceding 75 per contest, 275th in college basketball) and have a +89 scoring differential.
• The 34.5 rebounds per game Eastern Kentucky accumulates rank 60th in the nation. Their opponents record 34.2.
• Eastern Kentucky hits 9.7 three-pointers per game (32nd in college basketball) at a 34.3% rate (161st in college basketball), compared to the 7.7 per game its opponents make, at a 35.1% rate.
• Eastern Kentucky has committed 9.5 turnovers per game (30th in college basketball), three fewer than the 12.5 it forces (89th in college basketball).

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