Duke Blue Devils vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

Donald L. Tucker Center is the site where the Florida State Seminoles (13-11) will take on the Duke Blue Devils (19-5) on Saturday.

The Duke Blue Devils faced Wake Forest and went home with a win by a final score of 77-69 in their last contest. Duke finished with a 47.3% FG percentage (26 of 55) and converted 7 of their 25 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Blue Devils buried 18 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 72.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 assists in the matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to defending, Duke let their opponent shoot 39.1% from the field on 27 of 69 shooting. Wake Forest doled out 11 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. In addition, Wake Forest collected 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Wake Forest finished the game at 69.2% when shooting free throws by converting 9 of 13 shots. They also made 6 of their 26 shots from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Blue Devils finished with 17 while Wake Forest accumulated 21 fouls.

Mark Mitchell is a player who came through for this contest. He finished 64.3% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and snagged 8 rebounds. He notched 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Duke comes into this matchup with a mark of 19-5 for the year. They are giving up possession 9.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.6 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Duke is grabbing 36.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 374 dimes for the campaign, which is 73rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Devils are connecting on 36.8% from downtown (193 of 524) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They average 80.5 points per game (43rd in Division 1) while going 48.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Blue Devils are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 fouls. They surrender 32.3% on 3-pointers and they rank 75th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (67.7). The Blue Devils defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (595 of 1,388) and they concede 32.2 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 169th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 309 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Florida State Seminoles took a loss by a final score of 83-75 when they faced Virginia Tech. The Seminoles pulled down 16 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. Virginia Tech earned 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Seminoles to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 65.5%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Florida State made 8 of their 18 tries (44.4%). In all, the Seminoles shot 24 out of 45 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.3%. The Seminoles permitted Virginia Tech to make 22 out of their 54 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7% in this game. They finished shooting 47.8% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 32 from the free throw line (87.5%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Florida State allowed Virginia Tech to grab 33 in total (11 offensive).

Jamir Watkins ended up being a major contributor for the Seminoles in the matchup. He buried 7 of 9 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He scored 26 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in the matchup.

Florida State has a mark of 13-11 this season. The Seminoles are responsible for committing 20.5 fouls per contest while shooting 69.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per contest (247th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 12.2 times per game. Florida State has totaled 1,837 points this year (76.5 per game) and they grab 34.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Seminoles are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which ranks 166th in D-1.

The Florida State defense allows 34.3% on 3-point attempts (181 of 528) and their opposition knocks down 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.0 assists and 36.7 rebounds per contest, which is 102nd and 277th in college hoops. The Seminoles are ranked 263rd in the country in points given up per game with 74.7. They have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (222nd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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