Florida State Seminoles vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 12/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC

TV: ESPN

The North Carolina Tar Heels (6-1) will try to defeat the Florida State Seminoles (4-2) at Dean E. Smith Center on Saturday.

The Florida State Seminoles took the court against Georgia and took a loss by a final of 68-66 in their last game. Florida State ended the contest with a 34.4% FG percentage (22 of 64) and made 8 of their 22 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Seminoles made 14 of 18 shots for a rate of 77.8%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 10 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In terms of defending, Florida State allowed 40.0% from the field on 22 of 55 shooting. Georgia recorded 11 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Georgia collected 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Georgia finished the game at 61.5% from the free throw line by converting 16 of 26 attempts. They also made 8 out of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Seminoles ended up walking away with 24 while Georgia had 20 personal fouls.

Darin Green is one player who was a factor in this contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He totaled 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Florida State will play this game with a mark of 4-2 this year. They have an average of 80.3 pts per game (84th in the nation) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Seminoles are shooting 34.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (46 of 132) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida State is snagging 36.5 boards per game and has totaled 94 assists on the year, which ranks 181st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 22.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Seminoles are forcing 17.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 67th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 68 conceded this year. The Seminoles are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (151 of 349) and they concede 38.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 25.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 220th in college basketball in opponents PPG (72.8).

In their last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels got the victory with a final of 100-92 when they played Tennessee. The Tar Heels earned 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 32 for the contest. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Tennessee had 24 fouls for the matchup which took the Tar Heels to the charity stripe for 38 attempts. They were able to bury 32 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.2%. With regard to three-point attempts, North Carolina knocked down 12 out of their 28 attempts (42.9%). Overall, the Tar Heels finished 28 for 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9%. The Tar Heels permitted Tennessee to convert 35 out of their 63 tries from the field which had them at 55.6% in the matchup. They finished 32.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 out of 28 and finished the game at 13 of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). When talking about team rebounding, North Carolina allowed Tennessee to pull down 28 overall (6 offensive).

RJ Davis ended up being a major contributor for the Tar Heels in this game. He made 8 out of 17 in this contest giving him a rate of 47.1%, and earned 4 rebounds. He totaled 27 points in his 38 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes for the game.

North Carolina has a record of 6-1 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Tar Heels are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 118th in the country. North Carolina has tallied 612 pts this year (87.4 per game) and they average 39.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per contest (128th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.1 times per game. The Tar Heels commit 17.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Tar Heels defensively are ranked 206th in college basketball in points given up per game with 72.3. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (168th in college basketball). The North Carolina defense surrenders 31.0% on shots from distance (52 of 168) and their opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.1 assists and 33.1 rebounds per game, ranking them 52nd and 108th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina

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