North Florida Ospreys vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN

The Florida State Seminoles (4-5) will try to defeat the North Florida Ospreys (7-5) at Donald L. Tucker Center on Tuesday.

The North Florida Ospreys stepped onto the hardwood against Trinity Baptist and earned the victory with a final of 113-72 in their last game. North Florida ended the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (40 of 80) and converted 17 out of their 49 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Ospreys buried 16 of 25 attempts for a rate of 64.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 51 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 20 assists in this matchup while creating 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to defending, North Florida allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 30 of 70 shooting. Trinity Baptist recorded 20 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In addition, Trinity Baptist grabbed 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Trinity Baptist finished the game shooting 100.0% when shooting free throws by converting 3 of 3 attempts. They buried 9 of 23 tries from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Ospreys ended up with 11 while Trinity Baptist totaled 18 fouls.

Jasai Miles is someone who was important in this game. He finished the game shooting 100.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He saw the court for 16 mins and grabbed 9 boards. He left the arena with 22 points on 7 of 7 shooting.

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North Florida comes into this game with a record of 7-5 so far this season. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, North Florida is grabbing 38.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 164 dimes on the season, which is 102nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Ospreys are hitting 35.4% on shots from downtown (145 of 410) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.2 points per contest (75th in college hoops) while hitting 43.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Ospreys are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.8% from 3-point land and they rank 213th in college basketball in opponents PPG (72.0). The Ospreys are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.1% (312 of 707) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are 193rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 137 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Florida State Seminoles took a loss by a score of 68-57 when they played SMU. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Florida State allowed SMU to grab 42 in all (15 offensive). They went 31.8% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 22 and ended up shooting 9 of 21 from the charity stripe (42.9%). The Seminoles permitted SMU to make 26 out of 56 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Seminoles finished shooting 19 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 31.1%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Florida State knocked down 4 out of their 22 attempts (18.2%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 78.9%. SMU had 19 fouls for the game which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Seminoles earned 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this game.

Darin Green ended up being a major contributor for the Seminoles in this contest. He converted 4 out of 11 for the matchup for a rate of 36.4%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He totaled 10 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Florida State has a mark of 4-5 on the campaign. The Seminoles have committed 21.2 fouls every game while shooting 65.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per game (171st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. Florida State has totaled 681 pts for the year (75.7 per contest) and they grab 35.9 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Seminoles are hitting on 43.3% from the floor, which ranks 255th in the country.

The Florida State defense concedes 29.3% from downtown (54 of 184) and their opposition makes 65.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.8 assists and 39.1 total rebounds per game, which is 113th and 327th in college basketball. The Seminoles defensively are ranked 271st in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 74.6. They are able to force 15.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (220th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Florida

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