Florida State Seminoles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-9) will compete against the Florida State Seminoles (9-6) at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday.

The Florida State Seminoles faced Wake Forest and took home the win by a score of 87-82 in their last contest. Florida State wrapped up the game having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (28 of 55) and buried 7 of 13 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Seminoles knocked down 24 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 24 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 dimes for the game while forcing 20 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to defending, Florida State allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the floor on 28 out of 59 shooting. Wake Forest recorded 11 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Furthermore, Wake Forest had 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wake Forest went 81.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 21 shots. They knocked down 9 of their 25 shots from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Seminoles ended up walking away with 18 while Wake Forest totaled 22 personal fouls.

Jamir Watkins is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He recorded 19 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He played for 28 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 44.4% from the field and also recorded 9 dimes.

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Florida State heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-6 for the year. They are turning it over 12.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Florida State is grabbing 35.6 boards per game and has earned 201 assists on the year, which has them ranked 222nd in the country in terms of passing. The Seminoles are shooting 33.9% on shots from distance (104 of 307) and 68.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.3 points per outing (116th in the country) while hitting 44.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Seminoles are able to force 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 113th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 179 relinquished for the campaign. The Seminoles defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.4% (374 of 862) and they concede 36.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 256th in college basketball in opponents PPG (74.1).

For their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish went home victorious with a score of 75-68 when they faced Georgia Tech. The Fighting Irish were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this contest. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. Georgia Tech earned 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.5%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Notre Dame buried 8 out of 24 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Irish ended up shooting 24 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. The Fighting Irish permitted Georgia Tech to bury 27 out of their 72 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.5% in this game. They finished 31.4% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 35 and ended up shooting 3 out of 7 at the free throw line (42.9%). Concerning rebounding, Notre Dame permitted Georgia Tech to pull down 31 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Braeden Shrewsberry was important for the Fighting Irish in the game. He racked up 25 points in his 32 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this contest. He converted 7 of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a mark of 7-9 on the campaign. The Fighting Irish have committed 15.1 fouls per contest while shooting 73.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 9.9 times per game (352nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per game. Notre Dame has accounted for 1,013 pts on the year (63.3 per contest) and they pull down 37.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Fighting Irish are hitting on 40.1% from the field, which has them ranked 340th in the nation.

The Notre Dame defense concedes 31.9% from downtown (107 of 335) and their opponents are knocking down 72.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.8 assists and 34.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 101st and 171st in those categories. The Fighting Irish on the defensive side of the court are 49th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 65.1. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (67th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida State

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