Clemson Tigers vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN

The Clemson Tigers (12-5) are traveling to Donald L. Tucker Center on Saturday where they will take on the Florida State Seminoles (11-6).

The Clemson Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Georgia Tech and took a loss by a score of 93-90 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Tigers walked away with 15 and Georgia Tech finished the game with 22 fouls. They converted 15 of their 35 tries from three-point range. Georgia Tech finished the game shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 16 of their 20 tries. On top of that, Georgia Tech pulled down 30 boards (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Georgia Tech earned 13 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Clemson allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 31 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled 44 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Tigers made 29 of 38 shots for a rate of 76.3%. Clemson walked away from the contest with a 41.4% field goal percentage (29 of 70) and converted 3 of their 21 3-point shots.

PJ Hall is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He finished shooting 47.8% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 41 mins and also totaled 17 rebounds. He accounted for 31 points on 11 of 23 shooting.

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Clemson will enter this contest with a record of 12-5 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Clemson is collecting 37.9 boards per contest and has 268 assists so far this season, which is 78th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 35.8% on shots from distance (146 of 408) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They average 80.9 points per outing (45th in the country) while going 48.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 9.6 turnovers per game and they draw 15.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.1% from beyond the arc and they are 237th in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.4). The Tigers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.8% (436 of 1,019) and they concede 32.9 boards per game as a group. They are 112th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 203 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida State Seminoles walked away with a victory by a final of 84-75 when they played Miami. When discussing team rebounding, Florida State allowed Miami to collect 33 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They went 25.0% from distance by going 7 of 28 and finished the game at 14 of 24 from the free throw line (58.3%). The Seminoles allowed Miami to knock down 27 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.6% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Seminoles shot 33 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Florida State made 4 out of their 17 attempts (23.5%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a clip of 60.9%. Miami had 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 12 steals for this contest. The Seminoles were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game.

Cameron Corhen was important for the Seminoles in the game. He tallied 16 points in his 19 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He converted 7 of 7 for the game giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Florida State has a record of 11-6 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Seminoles are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 217th in the nation. Florida State has earned 1,311 points on the season (77.1 per game) and they pull down 36.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.3 times per game (199th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.2 times per contest. The Seminoles commit 19.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.0% from the charity stripe.

The Seminoles are ranked 229th in college basketball in points given up per game with 73.2. They have forced 15.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (203rd in D-1). The Florida State defense gives up 33.5% on shots from distance (133 of 397) and their opponents are knocking down 65.3% of their foul shots. They give up 11.5 dimes and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 81st and 277th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Clemson

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