NFL Show
The North Florida Ospreys (3-6) travel to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-4) at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday inside Petersen Events Center. The Panthers are 13-point favorites with the total set at 147.5 points.
North Florida snapped a two-game losing streak last time out with a 88-48 win over Bethune-Cookman and easily covered as 8.5-point favorites. The Ospreys are looking for their first-ever win against an ACC opponent and their first win against a Power Five team since Nov. 2015, as they trail in the series with Pittsburgh 2-0. It’ll be a tall task as double-digit underdogs though, because North Florida has yet to win a road game throughout this campaign.
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— UNF Men's Basketball (@OspreyMBB) December 16, 2022
Head coach Matthew Driscoll on the Panthers (via North Florida athletics): “Our experienced group has handled this [finals] period really well and is ready to go on the road to take on one of the hottest teams. Pitt has won six of its last seven games and has made almost 11 three-pointers per game during that stretch, providing us with another high-major challenge. Our ability to continue to compete, fight and believe will once again be on full display Saturday.”
Senior guard Jarius Hicklen leads the team with 14.4 points, 3.4 assists and one steal per game, and senior forward Carter Hendricksen adds 13.8 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per contest. North Florida is averaging 72 points per game while shooting 42.5 percent from the floor and 31.8 percent from three-point range.