Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 3/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN2

The Florida State Seminoles (15-13) are welcoming the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (21-8) at Donald L. Tucker Center on Wednesday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced off with Georgia Tech and notched a win by a score of 90-56 in their last game. Notre Dame walked away from the contest with a 57.1% FG percentage (32 out of 56) and converted 13 of their 23 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Fighting Irish made 13 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 41 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 20 assists for this contest as well as forcing 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of defending, Notre Dame allowed 34.4% from the field on 21 of 61 shooting. Georgia Tech distributed 8 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. On top of that, Georgia Tech collected 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Georgia Tech finished the game at 62.5% from the free throw line by making 10 of 16 tries. They buried 4 out of their 20 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up walking away with 16 while Georgia Tech racked up 14 fouls.

Dane Goodwin is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 28 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Notre Dame steps onto the court with a mark of 21-8 so far this season. They turn the ball over 10.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 13.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Notre Dame is collecting 34.1 boards per contest and has accounted for 407 assists on the season, which has them ranked 112th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Fighting Irish are hitting 37.7% on 3-pointers (267 of 709) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They average 72.1 points per outing (156th in college basketball) while hitting 45.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.1 fouls. They are ranked 91st in college hoops in giving up assists with 322 surrendered for the season. The Fighting Irish are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.0% (733 of 1,703) and they concede 33.5 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 93rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida State Seminoles got the victory with a final of 64-63 when they played Virginia. In relation to rebounding, Florida State permitted Virginia to get 28 overall (9 on the offensive side). They shot 23.5% from three-point range by shooting 4 out of 17 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 from the charity stripe (78.9%). The Seminoles permitted Virginia to convert 22 of 56 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Seminoles went 27 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Florida State buried 4 of their 12 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Virginia committed 14 fouls in this contest which took the Seminoles to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They gave up possession 10 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Seminoles corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this game.

Harrison Prieto was important for the Seminoles for this game. He earned 14 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in the game. He knocked down 6 of 8 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Florida State has a mark of 15-13 this season. The Seminoles commit 16.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per game (119th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. Florida State has accounted for 1,981 pts on the year (70.8 per game) and they average 34.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Seminoles are connecting on 43.6% from the field, which ranks 221st in the nation.

The Seminoles on the defensive end are ranked 237th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.0. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (251st in the country). The Florida State defense allows 36.8% on three-point shots (249 of 676) and their opponents are knocking down 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 14.1 dimes and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 287th and 177th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida State

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