Florida State Seminoles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 1/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Location: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ACCN

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is the site where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-5) will go up against the Florida State Seminoles (5-11) on Wednesday.

The Florida State Seminoles played Georgia Tech and walked away with a win by a score of 75-64 in their last game. Florida State finished having earned a 49.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 61) and buried 10 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Seminoles converted 5 of their 8 tries for a percentage of 62.5%. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 23 assists in this matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to defending, Florida State allowed 40.4% from the floor on 23 of 57 shooting. Georgia Tech distributed 15 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In addition, Georgia Tech snagged 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Georgia Tech finished shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 12 shots. They also buried 9 out of their 24 shots from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Seminoles walked away with 11 and Georgia Tech accounted for 12 personal fouls.

Matthew Cleveland is someone who was a major factor in this game. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He ended up shooting 56.3% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Florida State comes into this matchup with a mark of 5-11 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida State is grabbing 32.3 boards per game and has accumulated 219 dimes on the season, which is 181st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Seminoles are hitting 34.6% on three-point attempts (102 of 295) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 69.0 points per contest (250th in the country) on 42.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Seminoles are able to force 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They currently rank 308th in college basketball in allowing assists with 241 surrendered this year. The Seminoles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.5% (416 of 956) and they relinquish 36.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 34.7% on 3-point shots and they are 291st in college basketball in opponents points per game (73.4).

When they last played, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons took home the win by a final score of 80-72 against Louisville. When discussing how they rebounded, Wake Forest allowed Louisville to pull down 35 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 32.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 out of 28 and ended up shooting 11 of 20 at the free throw line (55.0%). The Demon Deacons permitted Louisville to convert 26 of their 59 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.1% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Demon Deacons went 29 for 55 from the field which had them shooting 52.7%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Wake Forest buried 13 out of their 32 tries (40.6%). They were able to convert 9 of those for a rate of 64.3%. Louisville earned 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Demon Deacons snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 30 in the game.

Damari Monsanto ended up being important for the Demon Deacons for this game. He earned 21 points in his 29 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 8 of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Wake Forest has a record of 11-5 this year. As an offense, the Demon Deacons are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is 92nd in the nation. Wake Forest has tallied 1,218 pts so far this year (76.1 per game) and they collect 35.2 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.9 times per contest (225th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Demon Deacons have committed 16.4 fouls per contest while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Demon Deacons on the defensive side of the court are 261st in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 72.2. They are able to force 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (232nd in D-1). The Wake Forest defense gives up 32.8% on 3-point attempts (135 of 411) and their opposition makes 69.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.9 dimes and 33.4 boards per game, which is ranked 131st and 140th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida State

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