Florida State Seminoles vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN2

The Florida State Seminoles (14-13) are en route to John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Virginia Cavaliers (17-11).

The Florida State Seminoles faced Boston College and took a loss by a score of 71-55 in their last game. Florida State walked away from the contest with a 33.9% FG percentage (19 of 56) and buried 4 of their 19 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Seminoles converted 13 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 28 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 11 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to the defense, Florida State allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 28 of 58 shooting. Boston College earned 17 assists and had 14 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Boston College snagged 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Boston College went 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of 5 attempts. They also buried 11 out of their 26 shots from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Seminoles walked away with 11 while Boston College totaled 14 personal fouls.

Cam'Ron Fletcher is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He went 60.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played for 26 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up with 16 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Florida State comes into this game with a mark of 14-13 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Florida State is pulling in 34.5 boards per game and has earned 383 dimes so far this year, which ranks 118th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Seminoles are connecting on 33.7% on three-point shots (182 of 540) and 70.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 71.0 pts per contest (183rd in the country) while going 43.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Seminoles are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.4 fouls. They currently rank 281st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 384 relinquished this season. The Seminoles are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (673 of 1,511) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 37.2% on 3-point shots and they are 245th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (71.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Virginia Cavaliers took a loss by a score of 65-61 against Duke. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Virginia allowed Duke to snag 31 in total (5 on the offensive side). They shot 41.2% from distance by shooting 7 out of 17 and finished the game at 10 out of 17 at the free throw line (58.8%). The Cavaliers permitted Duke to bury 24 out of their 50 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 48.0% in this game. In all, the Cavaliers shot 24 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6%. When it comes to shots from distance, Virginia knocked down 8 out of 20 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 5 of those for a rate of 62.5%. Duke committed 10 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They turned it over 6 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Cavaliers earned 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the contest.

Kihei Clark was important for the Cavaliers for the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 15 for this contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He racked up 25 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes for the matchup.

Virginia has a record of 17-11 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which is 113th in college basketball. Virginia has scored 1,774 points for the campaign (63.4 per contest) and they pull in 31.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per contest (106th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.8 times per game. The Cavaliers have committed 13.9 fouls per game and they go 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 12th in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.3. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (161st in college basketball). The Virginia defense gives up 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (194 of 561) and their opponents are converting on 71.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.6 assists and 30.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 103rd and 23rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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