Eastern Kentucky vs. North Florida Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – February 26
Published 1:48 am Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Wednesday’s game between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (17-13, 11-6 ASUN) and North Florida Ospreys (15-15, 8-9 ASUN) going head to head at UNF Arena has a projected final score of 80-79 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of Eastern Kentucky, so it should be a competitive matchup. The game will begin at 7:00 PM ET on February 26.
According to our computer prediction, the Eastern Kentucky versus North Florida matchup has a predicted spread that matches the actual spread (1.5). The two teams are projected to fail to hit the 166.5 over/under.
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Eastern Kentucky vs. North Florida 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: Eastern Kentucky -1.5
- Point total: 166.5
- Moneyline (to win): Eastern Kentucky -110, North Florida -110
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Eastern Kentucky vs. North Florida Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Eastern Kentucky 80, North Florida 79
Spread & Total Prediction for Eastern Kentucky vs. North Florida
- Pick ATS: Pick Em
- Pick OU: Under (166.5)
Eastern Kentucky has compiled a 14-14-0 record against the spread this season, while North Florida is 13-15-0. The Colonels have gone over the point total in 19 games, while Ospreys games have gone over 21 times. The two teams average 161.3 points per game combined, 5.2 less than this matchup’s over/under. Eastern Kentucky is 7-3 against the spread and 8-2 overall over its last 10 games, while North Florida has gone 4-6 against the spread and 5-5 overall.
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Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights
- The Colonels have a +89 scoring differential, topping opponents by 2.9 points per game. They’re putting up 77.9 points per game to rank 80th in college basketball and are allowing 75.0 per outing to rank 275th in college basketball.
- Eastern Kentucky pulls down 34.5 rebounds per game (61st in college basketball) compared to the 34.2 of its opponents.
- Eastern Kentucky knocks down 9.7 three-pointers per game (32nd in college basketball) while shooting 34.3% from deep (161st in college basketball). It is making 2.0 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 7.7 per game while shooting 35.1%.
- The Colonels’ 96.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 155th in college basketball, and the 93.0 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 176th in college basketball.
- Eastern Kentucky has committed 9.5 turnovers per game (30th in college basketball play), 3.0 fewer than the 12.5 it forces on average (89th in college basketball).
North Florida Performance Insights
- The Ospreys have been outscored by 1.1 points per game (posting 83.4 points per game, 15th in college basketball, while giving up 84.5 per outing, 363rd in college basketball) and have a -35 scoring differential.
- North Florida grabs 32.9 rebounds per game (131st in college basketball) while conceding 37.6 per outing to opponents. It is outrebounded by 4.7 boards per game.
- North Florida knocks down 12.8 three-pointers per game (first in college basketball), 5.9 more than its opponents. It shoots 35.4% from deep (101st in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 34.1%.
- North Florida has committed 10.8 turnovers per game (133rd in college basketball) while forcing 11.0 (223rd in college basketball).
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