Lipscomb Bisons vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Lipscomb Bisons (8-6) are headed to Donald L. Tucker Center on Saturday where they will play the Florida State Seminoles (6-5).

The Lipscomb Bisons took the court against Bryan and earned the victory with a final of 101-55 in their last game. Lipscomb ended the contest having earned a 52.6% FG percentage (41 out of 78) and buried 8 of their 31 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Bisons buried 11 of 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 53 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 15 assists for the contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defense, Lipscomb allowed their opponent to shoot 29.3% from the floor on 22 out of 75 shooting. Bryan earned 8 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Additionally, Bryan collected 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Bryan went 55.6% when shooting free throws by converting 5 of 9 attempts. They made 6 of 35 tries from distance. In reference to fouls, the Bisons ended up finishing with 6 while Bryan accounted for 10 fouls.

Cody Head is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished shooting 85.7% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 18 minutes and also totaled 5 boards. He finished with 14 points on 6 out of 7 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Picks Today

Lipscomb enters this contest with a win-loss record of 8-6 this season. They cough up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 13.1 fouls every game. As a team, Lipscomb is grabbing 36.4 boards per game and is sitting with 197 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 60th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bisons are shooting 34.1% on three-point attempts (126 of 369) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. They average 80.8 points per contest (62nd in college hoops) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Bisons have forced 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 248th in college basketball in allowing assists with 164 surrendered so far this year. The Bisons defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (388 of 909) and they surrender 37.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 30.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 238th in college hoops in opponents PPG (73.1).

The last time they took the court, the Florida State Seminoles walked away with a victory by a final of 67-61 when they faced Winthrop. In reference to attacking the glass, Florida State permitted Winthrop to snag 37 in total (8 offensive). They finished the game shooting 43.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 16 and ended up going 20 of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). The Seminoles permitted Winthrop to knock down 17 of 51 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3% for this contest. Overall, the Seminoles shot 17 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 31.5%. In reference to 3-point shots, Florida State converted 3 of their 18 attempts (16.7%). They were able to bury 30 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Winthrop was called for 28 fouls in this matchup which took the Seminoles to the charity stripe for a total of 42 shots. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 14 steals for the matchup. The Seminoles recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this game.

Primo Spears pitched in for the Seminoles in this matchup. He scored 12 points in his 24 mins of playing time and added 2 assists in the matchup. He buried 2 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 18.2%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Florida State has a mark of 6-5 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Seminoles are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which is ranked 265th in college basketball. Florida State has 839 points for the season (76.3 per game) and they pull down 36.6 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.6 times per contest (173rd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. The Seminoles have committed 20.6 fouls per game and they shoot 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The Florida State defense gives up 32.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (79 of 246) and opponents are converting on 66.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.9 dimes and 38.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 123rd and 319th in those defensive categories. The Seminoles defensively are ranked 244th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 73.4. They are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (166th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida State

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here