Florida State Seminoles vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 2/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ACCN

The Clemson Tigers (11-9) welcome the Florida State Seminoles (13-7) at Littlejohn Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Florida State Seminoles faced off with Virginia Tech and took a loss by a final of 85-72 in their last contest. Florida State finished having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (26 of 52) and made 5 of their 13 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Seminoles converted 15 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 88.2%. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected 22 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 16 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of defending, Florida State allowed 61.5% from the floor on 32 of 52 shooting. Virginia Tech distributed 16 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Virginia Tech snagged 16 rebounds (3 offensive, 13 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Virginia Tech finished shooting 60.0% when shooting free throws by converting 3 of 5 tries. They buried 18 out of their 25 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Seminoles ended up with 9 and Virginia Tech had 16 personal fouls.

Anthony Polite is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He played for 37 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 17 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Florida State enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-7 for the campaign. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Florida State is collecting 35.5 boards per game and has accounted for 291 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 123rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Seminoles are shooting 34.3% on shots from distance (137 of 399) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.9 points per outing (148th in the country) while connecting on 45.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Seminoles are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They rank 225th in the country in allowing assists with 267 relinquished on the year. The Seminoles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.8% (483 of 1,104) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 37.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 199th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clemson Tigers went home defeated by a final of 71-69 against Duke. Regarding team rebounding, Clemson allowed Duke to pull down 30 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 50.0% from distance by shooting 10 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 13 from the charity stripe (84.6%). The Tigers permitted Duke to make 25 out of their 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.1% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers shot 29 for 71 from the field which had them at 40.8%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Clemson made 11 out of 26 attempts (42.3%). They were able to make 0 of the free throws for a rate of 0.0%. Duke committed 10 fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 1 tries. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Tigers collected 23 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the game.

Chase Hunter was important for the Tigers for this game. He accumulated 12 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes in this game. He converted 5 out of 10 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Clemson has a win-loss mark of 11-9 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are shooting 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 74th in college basketball. Clemson has scored 1,459 pts on the campaign (73.0 per game) and they pull in 35.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per contest (73rd in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per contest. The Tigers commit 15.9 fouls every game and they hit 71.2% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 132nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.0. They are able to force 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (99th in college hoops). The Clemson defense concedes 33.3% on 3-pointers (154 of 463) and their opponents are connecting on 78.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.0 dimes and 32.2 boards per game, which ranks them 57th and 65th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida State

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