Florida State Seminoles vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN

The Syracuse Orange (8-8) will take on the Florida State Seminoles (9-5) at Carrier Dome on Saturday.

The Florida State Seminoles faced off with Miami and walked away with a win by a score of 65-64 in their last contest. Florida State wrapped up the game with a 42.6% field goal percentage (23 of 54) and made 6 of their 20 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Seminoles converted 13 of 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 35 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to defense, Florida State let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the field on 24 out of 52 shooting. Miami earned 15 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Miami pulled down 22 boards (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Miami shot 70.0% at the free throw line by making 7 of 10 shots. They converted 9 of 21 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Seminoles finished with 13 and Miami totaled 17 personal fouls.

Anthony Polite is a player who came through for this contest. He scored 12 points on 4 out of 6 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also grabbed 8 boards. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field and dished out 2 assists.

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Florida State heads into this game with a record of 9-5 on the year. They are averaging 73.0 points per outing (158th in D-1) while shooting 44.2% from the field. The Seminoles are hitting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (100 of 301) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Florida State is grabbing 35.9 boards per game and has tallied 194 assists this season, which is 195th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a team are committing 17.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Seminoles are forcing their opponents into 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 168th in D-1 in allowing assists with 180 relinquished this season. The Seminoles defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (334 of 791) and they concede 35.1 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 163rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (67.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Syracuse Orange got the win with a final of 77-61 when they played Pittsburgh. In reference to rebounds, Syracuse allowed Pittsburgh to collect 25 in total (9 offensive). They finished shooting 31.8% from three-point range by going 7 out of 22 and ended up shooting 18 of 26 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Orange allowed Pittsburgh to convert 18 of their 47 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.3% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Orange finished 25 for 49 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Syracuse converted 6 of their 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 67.7%. Pittsburgh earned 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Orange snagged 15 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 25 in the matchup.

Buddy Boeheim ended up being a major contributor for the Orange in the game. He converted 7 out of 13 for the contest giving him a rate of 53.8%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in the game.

Syracuse has a record of 8-8 for the year. The Orange are responsible for committing 14.6 fouls per game and they shoot 72.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.4 times per game (71st in the country) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. Syracuse has accounted for 1,255 points for the year (78.4 per contest) and they average 36.8 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Orange are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 128th in the country.

The Orange on the defensive end are ranked 317th in college basketball in PPG given up with 75.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the field (167th in college hoops). The Syracuse defense gives up 33.5% from downtown (173 of 517) and their opposition makes 73.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 18.3 dimes and 37.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 358th and 300th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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