Florida State Seminoles vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs LSU Tigers

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Florida State Seminoles (7-1) are on their way to Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Tuesday where they will meet the LSU Tigers (6-1).

The Florida State Seminoles faced off with Western Carolina and notched a win by a score of 91-57 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Seminoles walked away with 14 while Western Carolina totaled 22 fouls. They also made 8 of 36 tries from beyond the arc. Western Carolina finished the game shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of their 9 shots. In addition, Western Carolina pulled down 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. Western Carolina distributed 8 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, Florida State let their opponent shoot 32.8% from the floor on 21 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in the game as well as creating 19 turnovers and getting 15 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Seminoles made 20 of 26 tries for a rate of 76.9%. Florida State wrapped up the game having earned a 57.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 54) and made 9 of their 21 3-point shots.

Daquan Davis is a player who was a major factor for the game. He walked away with 19 points on 5 out of 6 shooting. He played for 20 minutes played and totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 83.3% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Florida State enters this game with a mark of 7-1 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida State is pulling down 34.3 rebounds per contest and has 118 dimes for the year, which ranks 113th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Seminoles are shooting 32.5% on shots from downtown (54 of 166) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.1 points per outing (122nd in college basketball) while going 46.8% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Seminoles are forcing their opponents into 18.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 85th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 83 relinquished for the season. The Seminoles are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.8% (169 of 436) and they relinquish 34.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 26.4% from 3-point land while they are 41st in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.0).

For their last game, the LSU Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 77-53 when they faced Northwestern State. The Tigers were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this game. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. Northwestern State was called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. In reference to shots from downtown, LSU converted 10 of 27 attempts (37.0%). Overall, the Tigers walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Tigers permitted Northwestern State to make 21 of 67 tries from the field which had them shooting 31.3% in the game. They finished shooting 30.8% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 3 of 10 from the charity stripe (30.0%). In relation to rebounding, LSU allowed Northwestern State to pull down 34 overall (16 offensive).

Jordan Sears was important for the Tigers in this matchup. He converted 6 of 14 in the game for a rate of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 27 mins of playing time and earned 2 assists for the matchup.

LSU has a win-loss record of 6-1 on the season. The Tigers have committed 17.4 fouls per contest and they go 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.4 times per contest (224th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 14.3 times per contest. LSU has accumulated 571 points on the year (81.6 per game) and they pull in 41.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 147th in college hoops.

The Tigers are ranked 138th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.5% from the floor (28th in college basketball). The LSU defense gives up 25.0% on 3-point attempts (40 of 160) and opponents are converting on 70.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 10.1 assists and 37.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 41st and 295th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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