Florida State Seminoles vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN

The Florida State Seminoles (10-6) are on their way to Watsco Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Miami Hurricanes (12-4).

The Florida State Seminoles took the court against Notre Dame and walked away with a win by a score of 67-58 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Seminoles ended up finishing with 17 while Notre Dame totaled 16 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 26 attempts from three-point range. Notre Dame walked away from this one shooting 27.3% when shooting free throws by making 3 of 11 tries. Moreover, Notre Dame totaled 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Notre Dame doled out 7 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, Florida State allowed the other team to go 41.8% from the field on 23 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 8 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Seminoles buried 13 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. Florida State walked away from the game having earned a 39.1% field goal percentage (25 of 64) and made 4 out of their 14 three-point shots.

Primo Spears is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 41.7% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 19 minutes and also collected 2 boards. He totaled 13 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Florida State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-6 for the season. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a team they commit 19.8 fouls per game. As a team, Florida State is pulling in 35.8 boards per game and has accounted for 209 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 254th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Seminoles are shooting 33.6% on three-point shots (108 of 321) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They average 76.7 pts per game (128th in college hoops) while hitting 43.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Seminoles are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 75th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 186 conceded on the season. The Seminoles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.3% (397 of 917) and they surrender 37.0 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 234th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (73.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Miami Hurricanes went home victorious with a score of 75-71 against Virginia Tech. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed Virginia Tech to collect 33 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.3% from beyond the perimeter via 10 of 33 and ended up shooting 5 of 6 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Hurricanes permitted Virginia Tech to make 28 of their 58 tries from the floor which left them shooting 48.3% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Hurricanes finished 27 out of 57 from the field which had them shooting 47.4%. In reference to shooting from distance, Miami converted 9 of 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to bury 12 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Virginia Tech had 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Hurricanes to the free throw line for 16 tries. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. The Hurricanes collected 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this game.

Matthew Cleveland ended up being a factor for the Hurricanes for the matchup. He recorded 21 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and added 1 assist for this contest. He made 7 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 4 rebounds.

Miami has a mark of 12-4 on the season. The Hurricanes are responsible for committing 13.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.1 times per game (40th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. Miami has accumulated 1,339 points for the season (83.7 per game) and they pull in 37.4 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Hurricanes are hitting on 49.2% from the floor, which is 18th in the nation.

The Hurricanes are ranked 206th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 72.3. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (129th in college basketball). The Miami defense allows 29.0% from downtown (135 of 466) and opponents are knocking down 76.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.8 dimes and 33.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 320th and 120th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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