Florida State Seminoles vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN

Littlejohn Coliseum is the location where the Clemson Tigers (18-8) will try to defeat the Florida State Seminoles (14-12) on Saturday.

The Florida State Seminoles stepped onto the hardwood against Boston College and walked away with a win by a score of 84-76 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Seminoles ended up with 16 and Boston College finished the game with 25 fouls. They converted 9 of their 22 attempts from three-point range. Boston College finished 68.8% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 16 attempts. Additionally, Boston College collected 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Boston College recorded 19 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, Florida State let their opponent shoot 51.9% from the floor on 28 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 25 with 5 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Seminoles buried 21 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 72.4%. Florida State walked away from the game having earned a 54.9% FG percentage (28 of 51) and converted 7 of 18 three-point attempts.

Jamir Watkins is a guy who played a role in the game. He accounted for 22 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and also pulled down 11 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Florida State will play this game with a mark of 14-12 so far this year. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Florida State is pulling down 33.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 323 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 268th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Seminoles are connecting on 32.2% on three-point attempts (160 of 497) and 69.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.5 pts per game (102nd in college basketball) while connecting on 45.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Seminoles are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They surrender 35.3% on shots from downtown while they are 270th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.8). The Seminoles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (653 of 1,466) and they concede 36.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 113th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 317 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Clemson Tigers took home the win by a final score of 81-57 against Georgia Tech. The Tigers corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the game. They coughed up the ball 4 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. Georgia Tech earned 8 fouls in this matchup which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 7 tries. They were able to bury 5 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Clemson converted 14 of 29 tries (48.3%). Overall, the Tigers finished the game shooting 31 for 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.4%. The Tigers allowed Georgia Tech to bury 16 out of 53 attempts from the field which had them at 30.2% for this contest. They finished 28.6% from three-point range by going 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 19 of 21 at the free throw line (90.5%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Clemson permitted Georgia Tech to snag 34 overall (10 offensive).

Ian Schieffelin pitched in for the Tigers in this matchup. He made 8 out of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 24 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Clemson has a win-loss record of 18-8 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 47.2% from the field, which ranks them 54th in the nation. Clemson has scored 2,051 pts so far this season (78.9 per contest) and they snag 37.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.5 times per game (53rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per game. The Tigers are committing 15.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.1% from the free throw line.

The Clemson defense allows 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (213 of 624) and opponents are connecting on 73.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.2 assists and 33.3 rebounds per game, which is 54th and 99th in the nation. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 168th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 71.4. They are able to force 9.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (63rd in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Clemson

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