Stetson Hatters vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ACCNX

The Stetson Hatters (11-19 last season) are on their way to Donald L. Tucker Center on Monday where they will take on the Florida State Seminoles (17-14 last year).

The Stetson Hatters faced Central Arkansas and took a loss by a final of 74-73 in their last contest of last year. Stetson ended the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (28 of 56) and knocked down 9 of their 18 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hatters made 8 of their 12 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 21 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning the defense, Stetson allowed 40.8% from the field on 29 out of 71 shooting. Central Arkansas earned 14 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Central Arkansas grabbed 38 rebounds (17 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Central Arkansas finished the contest at 90.0% from the free throw line by converting 9 of their 10 attempts. They also made 7 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Hatters finished with 10 while Central Arkansas accounted for 12 fouls.

Stephan Swenson is someone who was a major factor for the game. He accounted for 13 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and collected 1 board. He finished the contest at 42.9% from the floor and also earned 10 assists.

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Stetson comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 11-19 last season. They averaged 69.7 pts per contest (217th in Division 1) while going 43.0% from the field. The Hatters shot 35.0% from downtown (255 of 729) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Stetson collected 35.6 rebounds per game and accounted for 430 assists over the course of last year, which ranked 150th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 13.0 times per game and as a group committed 14.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Hatters were able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they drew 14.3 fouls. They conceded 34.8% on 3-pointers and they were 245th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (71.5). The Hatters defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (798 of 1,772) and they relinquished 34.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They were ranked 275th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 443 surrendered last season.

When they last played last year, the Florida State Seminoles took a defeat with a final score of 96-57 when they faced Syracuse. The Seminoles corralled 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. Syracuse committed 14 fouls for this game which got the Seminoles to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. When it comes to three-point shots, Florida State knocked down 2 out of 25 tries (8.0%). Overall, the Seminoles finished shooting 22 for 68 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 32.4%. The Seminoles permitted Syracuse to make 38 out of their 74 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.4% for the game. They shot 39.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 out of 28 and ended up shooting 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Florida State allowed Syracuse to grab 49 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Anthony Polite ended up being a major contributor for the Seminoles in the game. He accumulated 8 points in his 27 mins on the court and added 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 2 out of 7 for this game for a field goal rate of 28.6%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Florida State had a mark of 17-14 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Seminoles hit 43.4% from the floor, which had them ranked 221st in the nation. Florida State had 2,201 pts throughout last year (71.0 per contest) and they grabbed 34.9 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 14.4 times per contest (84th in Division 1) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game. The Seminoles committed 16.3 fouls per contest and they hit 70.8% from the free throw line.

The Seminoles on defense were ranked 256th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.9. They forced 14.5 TO's every game and let teams shoot 44.4% from the floor (248th in D-1). The Florida State defense allowed 36.9% from downtown (276 of 748) and opponents knocked down 71.0% of their free throw shots. They allowed 14.0 assists and 35.2 boards per game, which was ranked 282nd and 210th in college basketball.

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