Florida State Seminoles vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ESPN

The Boston College Eagles (13-8) will try to defeat the Florida State Seminoles (12-9) at Silvio O. Conte Forum on Tuesday.

The Florida State Seminoles stepped onto the hardwood against Louisville and took a loss by a final of 101-92 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Seminoles ended up finishing with 34 and Louisville accounted for 23 personal fouls. They also made 3 out of their 11 tries from beyond the arc. Louisville walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by making 36 of 45 attempts. On top of that, Louisville snagged 32 boards (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Louisville dished out 13 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, Florida State allowed 54.4% from the field on 31 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 7 dimes for the contest while forcing 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Seminoles buried 23 of 35 tries for a rate of 65.7%. Florida State finished the contest having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 of 64) and converted 3 of their 19 shots from 3-point land.

Jalen Warley is someone who played a role for the contest. He went 90.0% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He played 24 mins played and snagged 6 boards. He finished with 23 points on 9 of 10 shooting.

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Florida State will take the court with a win-loss record of 12-9 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Florida State is pulling in 35.1 boards per game and has accumulated 265 assists for the campaign, which is 285th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Seminoles are shooting 32.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (134 of 412) and 68.7% from the free throw line. They average 77.3 pts per game (100th in the nation) while connecting on 44.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Seminoles are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 263rd in college hoops in opponents points per game (74.7). The Seminoles defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (527 of 1,191) and they concede 37.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 48th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 244 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Boston College Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 80-75 when they faced Syracuse. In relation to attacking the glass, Boston College allowed Syracuse to collect 27 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 34.8% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 out of 23 and finished the contest at 7 out of 14 from the charity stripe (50.0%). The Eagles allowed Syracuse to convert 30 of 64 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.9% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Eagles shot 30 out of 50 from the floor which had them sitting at 60.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Boston College converted 10 out of their 20 attempts (50.0%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 58.8%. Syracuse committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They also coughed it up 21 times, while recording 2 steals in this matchup. The Eagles were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the game.

Claudell Harris was important for the Eagles for this game. He buried 7 of 11 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in the game.

Boston College has a record of 13-8 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Eagles are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 85th in D-1. Boston College has accounted for 1,604 pts so far this season (76.4 per game) and they average 34.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per contest (138th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.4 times per contest. The Eagles commit 15.8 fouls per game and they go 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 208th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (211th in college hoops). The Boston College defense surrenders 35.4% on shots from distance (164 of 463) and their opponents are converting on 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.0 dimes and 34.6 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 197th and 165th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida State

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