The North Florida Ospreys (13-6) look to extend their eight-game home winning streak when they take on the Lipscomb Bisons (4-14), who have dropped five in a row on the road. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 14 and will air on ES3.
The Ospreys beat Jacksonville 83-68 the last time they played. Demarcus Daniels played a key role, recording 22 points and 10 rebounds to notch his first double-double this season. The Bisons are coming off a 102-86 loss at the hands of Kennesaw State in their last outing. Eli Pepper had a solid game, accumulating his first double-double of the season with 22 points and 17 rebounds.
Chris Davenport has really been playing well as of late for the Ospreys, averaging 12.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.8 blocks, and 1.2 three-pointers over the last five games.
The high-powered offense of North Florida (16th in the nation with an offensive efficiency of 117.8) will square off against the porous defense of Lipscomb Bisons (293rd in the nation with a defensive efficiency of 108.8), a matchup that should favor the Ospreys. Moreover, foul-shooting opportunities could prove to be quite rare for the Bisons. They are 267th in the nation in FTA rate (32.9), while the Ospreys are among the nation’s least foul-prone teams (allowing a rate of just 26.8, ranking 25th in the country).
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Ranked 16th, the North Florida Ospreys have an offensive rating of 117.8. The Lipscomb Bisons rank 293rd with a defensive rating of just 108.8.
The North Florida Ospreys have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking 25th in the nation with a FG% of 48.8%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the Lipscomb Bisons are winless with a 0-6 record.
The North Florida Ospreys and the Lipscomb Bisons both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. North Florida is 25th and fourth in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Lipscomb is 268th and 144th in these categories.
North Florida ranks 26th in assists, recording 17.2 per game. Lipscomb Bisons ranks 35th with 16.7 assists per game.
North Florida, the 26th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 5.5 per game. Lipscomb does worse, ranked 223rd with 3.1.
Lipscomb has forced an average turnover rate of 18.6% this season. In games where its turnover rate is 18.6% or higher, North Florida is an even 4-4.
