Florida State Seminoles vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: fuboTV

The Louisville Cardinals (3-19) will go up against the Florida State Seminoles (7-16) at KFC Yum! Center on Saturday.

The Florida State Seminoles stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina State and took a loss by a score of 94-66 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Seminoles finished with 20 and North Carolina State had 14 personal fouls. They also made 12 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. North Carolina State ended up shooting 78.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 23 attempts. On top of that, North Carolina State grabbed 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. North Carolina State distributed 10 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Florida State allowed the other team to shoot 47.8% from the field on 32 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 24 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Seminoles made 11 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 61.1%. Florida State wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 of 54) and knocked down 3 out of their 10 three-point attempts.

Cameron Corhen is a player who was a contributor for the game. He ended up shooting 70.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He played for 27 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 16 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Florida State will play this game with a win-loss record of 7-16 so far this season. They average 69.7 pts per game (230th in college basketball) while going 44.0% from the field. The Seminoles are shooting 34.7% from downtown (151 of 435) and 72.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida State is snagging 31.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 315 dimes for the year, which is 125th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Seminoles are able to force 12.0 turnovers every game and they draw 16.2 fouls. They currently rank 322nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 336 relinquished so far this season. The Seminoles defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.7% (610 of 1,366) and they surrender 35.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 36.7% on shots from downtown and they are 321st in D-1 in opponents PPG (75.2).

The last time they took the court, the Louisville Cardinals went home victorious with a score of 68-58 against Georgia Tech. In the matter of attacking the glass, Louisville allowed Georgia Tech to grab 32 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They went 25.9% from three-point range by hitting 7 of 27 and ended up shooting 15 out of 24 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Cardinals permitted Georgia Tech to convert 18 of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 29.5% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals walked away from this one shooting 21 for 46 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.7%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Louisville knocked down 7 out of 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to make 19 of those for a rate of 73.1%. Georgia Tech committed 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Cardinals corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 44 for this game.

Jae'lyn Withers ended up having an impact for the Cardinals for this game. He scored 19 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this contest. He converted 4 of 8 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 13 rebounds.

Louisville has a record of 3-19 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Cardinals are shooting 41.3% from the floor, which is 325th in D-1. Louisville has accounted for 1,380 points on the season (62.7 per game) and they collect 32.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 9.0 times per contest (362nd in college hoops) and they cough up possession 16.3 times per contest. The Cardinals are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.3% from the free throw line.

The Cardinals on the defensive side of the court are 313th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 74.5. They are able to force 11.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the field (336th in D-1). The Louisville defense surrenders 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (175 of 506) and opponents are converting on 70.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 14.0 assists and 33.9 boards per game, which is 275th and 168th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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