Florida State Seminoles vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN

The Florida State Seminoles (12-8) are on their way to KFC Yum! Center on Saturday where they will meet the Louisville Cardinals (6-15).

The Florida State Seminoles played North Carolina and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-68 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Seminoles ended up finishing with 22 while North Carolina recorded 16 fouls. They made 8 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. North Carolina finished the game at 79.2% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 24 shots. On top of that, North Carolina pulled down 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. North Carolina distributed 11 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Florida State allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the floor on 24 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 28 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Seminoles knocked down 5 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 45.5%. Florida State wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 of 62) and made 9 of their 20 shots from distance.

Darin Green is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He finished with 12 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Florida State comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-8 for the season. They average 76.6 points per game (122nd in the nation) while going 44.2% from the field. The Seminoles are hitting 33.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (131 of 393) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida State is grabbing 35.2 boards per game and is sitting with 258 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 257th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Seminoles have forced 15.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.2% on 3-point shots and they are 236th in the nation in PPG allowed (73.4). The Seminoles defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (496 of 1,134) and they relinquish 37.3 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 53rd in D-1 in allowing assists with 231 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a final score of 70-64 when they faced Clemson. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Louisville allowed Clemson to collect 28 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 23.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). The Cardinals allowed Clemson to convert 22 of their 51 attempts from the floor which had them at 43.1% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals ended up going 22 for 64 from the field which had them sitting at 34.4%. With regard to shooting from distance, Louisville made 2 of 20 attempts (10.0%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.3%. Clemson was called for 20 personal fouls for the game which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Cardinals were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the matchup.

Tre White was important for the Cardinals for the contest. He buried 11 of 20 in this game for a rate of 55.0%, and had 14 rebounds. He racked up 29 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and earned 2 assists for this contest.

Louisville has a win-loss mark of 6-15 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinals are shooting 42.9% from the field, which is ranked 279th in the nation. Louisville has scored 1,501 points this year (71.5 per game) and they collect 35.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 10.7 times per game (339th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per contest. The Cardinals are responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per game and they go 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Louisville defense allows 34.9% on shots from distance (171 of 490) and their opponents are making 75.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 15.4 assists and 35.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 338th and 189th in college hoops. The Cardinals on defense are ranked 315th in the nation in points allowed per game with 77.3. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (326th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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