Boston College Eagles vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 2/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN

Donald L. Tucker Center is the site where the Florida State Seminoles (13-12) will compete against the Boston College Eagles (15-10) on Tuesday.

The Boston College Eagles faced Miami and took home the win by a score of 85-77 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 15 while Miami accounted for 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 of their 26 shots from downtown. Miami ended up shooting 58.8% from the free throw line by making 10 of 17 attempts. Additionally, Miami grabbed 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Miami totaled 14 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In regard to defense, Boston College allowed 52.9% from the field on 27 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 32 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 14 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 73.7%. Boston College wrapped up the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (28 out of 59) and converted 15 of their 30 shots from distance.

Mason Madsen is a player who was important for this game. He shot 53.3% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played 34 mins and also snagged 4 boards. He was able to score 25 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Boston College heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 15-10 so far this season. They turn it over 10.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Boston College is snagging 34.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 355 dimes this year, which ranks 151st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Eagles are shooting 36.4% on 3-point shots (203 of 557) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.2 pts per game (111th in Division 1) while shooting 46.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They surrender 35.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 210th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (72.8). The Eagles defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.6% (659 of 1,477) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 192nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 334 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the Florida State Seminoles went home defeated by a final of 76-67 against Duke. The Seminoles snagged 17 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 25 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. Duke had 13 fouls in this contest which took the Seminoles to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to convert 7 of those for a clip of 63.6%. When talking about shooting from distance, Florida State buried 4 of their 14 tries (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Seminoles ended up going 28 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. The Seminoles allowed Duke to convert 26 out of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 62.5% from 3-point land by going 10 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). Regarding rebounding, Florida State permitted Duke to grab 28 in all (9 offensive).

Jamir Watkins was important for the Seminoles in this matchup. He scored 15 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for this contest. He buried 7 of 11 in the matchup for a rate of 63.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

Florida State has a mark of 13-12 for the season. The Seminoles are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls every game while shooting 68.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.4 times per contest (254th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per game. Florida State has accounted for 1,904 pts so far this season (76.2 per game) and they snag 33.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Seminoles are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which ranks them 158th in the country.

The Seminoles defensively are ranked 266th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 74.8. They have forced 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (223rd in D-1). The Florida State defense allows 35.1% on 3-pointers (191 of 544) and their opponents are converting on 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.9 dimes and 36.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 98th and 278th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston College

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