Winthrop Eagles vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winthrop Eagles vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

Donald L. Tucker Center is the location where the Florida State Seminoles (5-5) will try to beat the Winthrop Eagles (8-5) on Friday.

The Winthrop Eagles faced off with South Carolina and ended up losing by a score of 72-62 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 14 and South Carolina finished the game with 20 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 26 tries from downtown. South Carolina finished the game shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 12 tries. Furthermore, South Carolina snagged 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. South Carolina totaled 15 assists and had 6 steals for the game. In reference to defending, Winthrop allowed 39.7% from the field on 27 out of 68 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 28 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 23 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. Winthrop ended the contest with a 34.0% field goal percentage (16 out of 47) and knocked down 7 of their 21 three-point attempts.

Kelton Talford is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He racked up 20 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and snagged 6 boards. He ended up going 55.6% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Winthrop enters this game with a win-loss mark of 8-5 so far this year. They average 77.7 points per outing (122nd in D-1) while shooting 45.8% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 36.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (100 of 277) and 71.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Winthrop is collecting 35.6 boards per game and has accounted for 156 assists for the year, which has them ranked 173rd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles are able to force 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 306th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 170 surrendered this year. The Eagles defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.2% (311 of 755) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They concede 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 124th in the nation in points per game allowed (68.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida State Seminoles walked away with a victory by a final of 91-75 when they faced North Florida. In reference to team rebounding, Florida State allowed North Florida to snag 26 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 39.1% from downtown by connecting on 18 of 46 and ended up shooting 9 of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Seminoles permitted North Florida to make 24 out of 60 tries from the field which had them sitting at 40.0% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Seminoles finished 34 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 50.7%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Florida State made 10 out of 22 attempts (45.5%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.4%. North Florida was called for 17 fouls for the game which got the Seminoles to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. The Seminoles earned 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 39 for the matchup.

Darin Green was important for the Seminoles for the game. He made 9 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Florida State has a mark of 5-5 for the season. The Seminoles are committing 20.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 65.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.2 times per contest (140th in the country) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. Florida State has scored 772 pts so far this year (77.2 per contest) and they pull in 36.7 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Seminoles are connecting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 221st in Division 1.

The Florida State defense gives up 31.3% on 3-pointers (72 of 230) and opponents are converting on 66.2% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.2 dimes and 37.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 152nd and 302nd in D-1. The Seminoles defensively are ranked 275th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 74.6. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (207th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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