St. John's Red Storm vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Hulu Live TV

The St. John's Red Storm (10-1) are on their way to FLA Live Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Florida State Seminoles (3-9).

The St. John's Red Storm stepped onto the hardwood against New Hampshire and earned the victory with a final of 64-51 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Red Storm walked away with 4 while New Hampshire accounted for 11 fouls. They made 5 of 24 tries from distance. New Hampshire finished 100.0% from the charity stripe by making 2 of 2 attempts. Furthermore, New Hampshire had 39 boards (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. New Hampshire dished out 11 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, St. John's let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the floor on 22 of 66 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 44 with 15 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Red Storm knocked down 10 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. St. John's walked away from the contest with a 35.3% field goal percentage (24 out of 68) and made 6 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land.

David Jones is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 20 points on 8 out of 20 shooting. He played 33 minutes and snagged 12 rebounds. He finished 40.0% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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St. John's heads into this matchup with a mark of 10-1 this year. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a team are committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest. As a team, St. John's is collecting 43.2 boards per game and has accumulated 176 dimes this season, which has them ranked 40th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Red Storm are connecting on 30.2% from downtown (65 of 215) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.8 points per outing (52nd in Division 1) while hitting 46.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Red Storm are forcing 15.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.4 fouls. They are ranked 261st in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 145 relinquished on the season. The Red Storm are allowing a shooting percentage of 40.2% (272 of 676) and they concede 34.3 boards per contest as a team. They give up 29.7% on shots from downtown and they are 122nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (66.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida State Seminoles walked away with a victory by a final of 80-53 when they played USC Upstate. When it comes to rebounds, Florida State permitted USC Upstate to snag 30 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 39.1% from behind the 3-point line via 9 out of 23 and ended up shooting 4 out of 9 at the charity stripe (44.4%). The Seminoles allowed USC Upstate to knock down 20 of their 57 tries from the floor which had them shooting 35.1% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Seminoles finished shooting 28 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.3%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Florida State buried 6 of their 16 attempts (37.5%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a clip of 78.3%. USC Upstate was called for 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Seminoles to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Seminoles pulled down 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game.

Matthew Cleveland ended up having an impact for the Seminoles for this contest. He scored 16 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in the matchup. He buried 7 out of 14 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Florida State has a record of 3-9 on the year. The Seminoles commit 17.8 fouls every game while shooting 72.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per contest (236th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per contest. Florida State has scored 810 pts for the campaign (67.5 per contest) and they snag 33.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Seminoles are connecting on 41.6% from the field, which ranks them 303rd in college hoops.

The Florida State defense concedes 32.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (88 of 274) and opponents are converting on 71.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 14.8 dimes and 38.3 boards per game, which ranks 305th and 330th in the nation. The Seminoles on defense are ranked 250th in the country in points given up per game with 71.7. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (147th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's

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