Duke Blue Devils vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN

The Florida State Seminoles (10-5) will play the Duke Blue Devils (14-2) at Donald L. Tucker Center on Tuesday.

The Duke Blue Devils played North Carolina State and took home the win by a score of 88-73 in their last game. Duke wrapped up the game having earned a 58.3% field goal percentage (35 of 60) and buried 4 out of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Blue Devils knocked down 14 of their 24 tries for a rate of 58.3%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 35 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 23 assists for this contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defending, Duke let their opponent shoot 41.3% from the field on 31 out of 75 shooting. North Carolina State earned 11 assists and had 9 steals in this game. On top of that, North Carolina State snagged 32 rebounds (17 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Carolina State finished the game at 60.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 6 of 10 shots. They also knocked down 5 of their 19 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Blue Devils walked away with 10 and North Carolina State recorded 17 personal fouls.

Mark Williams is one player who came through for the matchup. He recorded 19 points on 9 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and snagged 11 boards. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Duke comes into this contest with a mark of 14-2 on the season. They are averaging 83.1 pts per game (9th in D-1) while hitting 49.2% from the field. The Blue Devils are hitting 36.2% from downtown (125 of 345) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Duke is pulling in 38.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 279 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 26th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.9 times per game and as a group are committing 13.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blue Devils are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 197th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 202 conceded for the campaign. The Blue Devils are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.1% (414 of 1,008) and they concede 34.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 29.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 87th in the nation in PPG allowed (65.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida State Seminoles took home the win by a final score of 76-71 against Syracuse. In reference to rebounds, Florida State permitted Syracuse to get 27 in total (8 offensive). They finished 41.2% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 17 and ended up going 16 out of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). The Seminoles permitted Syracuse to make 24 out of their 51 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.1% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Seminoles ended up going 28 for 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.9%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Florida State made 12 of 20 tries (60.0%). They were able to bury 8 of those for a rate of 61.5%. Syracuse had 14 fouls for this game which took the Seminoles to the free throw line for 13 shots. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Seminoles pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 22 for this contest.

Caleb Mills ended up being a factor for the Seminoles for this game. He knocked down 6 of 9 for the matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in the game.

Florida State has a win-loss record of 10-5 for the year. The Seminoles are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls every game and they connect on 69.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per game (116th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. Florida State has totaled 1,098 points this season (73.2 per game) and they grab 35.2 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Seminoles are shooting 44.8% from the field, which is ranked 155th in college basketball.

The Florida State defense allows 34.1% on 3-point shots (124 of 364) and their opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.9 assists and 34.7 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 204th and 186th in college hoops. The Seminoles on the defensive side of the court are 168th in college hoops in PPG given up with 68.1. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (175th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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