Florida State Seminoles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: Youtube TV

Purcell Pavilion is the site where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-9) will take on the Florida State Seminoles (5-13) on Tuesday.

The Florida State Seminoles played Virginia and took a loss by a score of 67-58 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Seminoles ended up finishing with 8 while Virginia totaled 13 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 of 22 tries from distance. Virginia finished 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 2 of their 3 shots. Moreover, Virginia totaled 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Virginia distributed 14 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Florida State let their opponent shoot 45.0% from the field on 27 of 60 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 1 steal. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Seminoles converted 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Florida State walked away from the game with a 39.6% field goal percentage (21 out of 53) and knocked down 5 out of their 19 3-point shots.

Cameron Corhen is one player who came through in this game. He ended up with 15 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He played 32 minutes played and also snagged 4 boards. He finished 75.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Florida State will enter this contest with a mark of 5-13 so far this season. They average 68.7 pts per contest (257th in D-1) while hitting 43.3% from the field. The Seminoles are hitting 34.3% on 3-point shots (115 of 335) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Florida State is pulling in 32.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 246 assists this year, which has them ranked 164th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a group are committing 16.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Seminoles are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 fouls. They currently rank 318th in college basketball in allowing assists with 270 surrendered so far this year. The Seminoles are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.2% (473 of 1,070) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 36.8% from 3-point land while they are 301st in the nation in PPG allowed (74.0).

In their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a loss by a final score of 78-73 against Syracuse. The Fighting Irish recorded 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 25 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 3 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. Syracuse had 10 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for a total of 5 attempts. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Notre Dame converted 15 out of their 38 attempts (39.5%). When all was said and done, the Fighting Irish ended up shooting 27 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.8%. The Fighting Irish allowed Syracuse to convert 28 of their 55 tries from the field which had them at 50.9% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 42.1% from beyond the arc via 8 out of 19 and finished the game at 14 out of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). Concerning how they rebounded, Notre Dame allowed Syracuse to pull down 33 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Marcus Hammond ended up being a major contributor for the Fighting Irish in this matchup. He scored 18 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 assists for the matchup. He made 6 out of 10 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and earned 1 rebound.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 9-9 on the season. The Fighting Irish are committing 12.9 fouls per game and they shoot 76.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.4 times per contest (257th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 9.3 times per game. Notre Dame has totaled 1,255 pts on the campaign (69.7 per contest) and they average 30.8 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Fighting Irish are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 135th in D-1.

The Fighting Irish defensively are ranked 206th in the country in points per game surrendered with 69.9. They are able to force 8.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (327th in college basketball). The Notre Dame defense gives up 32.8% on three-point shots (115 of 351) and opponents are connecting on 75.2% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.4 dimes and 34.4 boards every game, which is ranked 236th and 204th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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