Florida State Seminoles vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs USF Bulls

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: ESPN+

The USF Bulls (2-4) are hosting the Florida State Seminoles (4-3) at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday.

The Florida State Seminoles took the court against North Carolina and took a loss by a final of 78-70 in their last contest. Florida State finished the game having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (27 out of 67) and made 12 of 28 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Seminoles buried 4 of their 8 shots for a rate of 50.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 12 assists for this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of defense, Florida State allowed the other team to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. North Carolina distributed 13 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Furthermore, North Carolina had 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. North Carolina finished the contest at 80.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 25 of 31 tries. They also converted 5 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Seminoles walked away with 19 and North Carolina totaled 13 personal fouls.

Jamir Watkins is one player who came through in the game. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He played 32 minutes and snagged 8 boards. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Florida State heads into this contest with a mark of 4-3 for the campaign. They are turning it over 13.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 22.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Florida State is collecting 35.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 106 assists for the season, which is 246th in the country in terms of passing. The Seminoles are hitting 36.3% on three-point attempts (58 of 160) and 67.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.9 pts per contest (106th in the country) while going 45.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Seminoles are forcing 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 25.2% from beyond the arc while they are 240th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.6). The Seminoles are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.1% (175 of 406) and they relinquish 38.3 boards per game as a group. They are 35th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 81 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the USF Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 66-56 when they faced UMass. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, South Florida permitted UMass to pull down 44 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They shot 16.0% from three-point range by connecting on 4 of 25 and finished the contest at 26 out of 41 at the free throw line (63.4%). The Bulls allowed UMass to convert 18 of their 54 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bulls went 15 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 27.3%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, South Florida knocked down 5 of their 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to convert 21 of them for a rate of 77.8%. UMass committed 25 fouls for this contest which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Bulls collected 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the game.

Selton Miguel pitched in for the Bulls for the game. He made 5 out of 11 in the matchup for a rate of 45.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the matchup.

South Florida has a win-loss mark of 2-4 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulls are connecting on 38.3% from the field, which has them ranked 354th in Division 1. South Florida has scored 411 pts so far this season (68.5 per game) and they snag 37.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.3 times per game (187th in D-1) and they cough up possession 11.7 times per contest. The Bulls commit 19.7 fouls per contest while shooting 74.0% from the free throw line.

The South Florida defense allows 29.2% on shots from beyond the arc (38 of 130) and opponents are making 67.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.8 dimes and 38.8 boards every game, which is 278th and 310th in Division 1. The Bulls are ranked 95th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.2. They are forcing 15.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (138th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Florida

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