Florida State Seminoles vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN

The Pittsburgh Panthers (19-10) will try to defeat the Florida State Seminoles (15-14) at Petersen Events Center on Tuesday.

The Florida State Seminoles faced off with Georgia Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-76 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Seminoles finished with 21 and Georgia Tech recorded 15 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. Georgia Tech walked away from this one shooting 70.8% at the free throw line by converting 17 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Georgia Tech pulled down 49 rebounds (18 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Georgia Tech earned 17 assists and had 3 steals in the game. In terms of defense, Florida State allowed the other team to go 42.3% from the field on 30 of 71 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Seminoles knocked down 13 of 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. Florida State ended the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (28 out of 70) and made 7 of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Jamir Watkins is someone who was a contributor in the game. He finished 44.4% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes. He saw the court for 36 minutes and pulled down 7 boards. He left the arena with 15 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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Florida State will enter this game with a record of 15-14 this year. They are averaging 76.4 points per outing (101st in Division 1) while going 45.4% from the floor. The Seminoles are shooting 31.9% from downtown (176 of 551) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida State is pulling down 33.5 rebounds per contest and has tallied 358 assists for the year, which has them ranked 272nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a group they commit 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Seminoles are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.3% from 3-point land while they are 281st in D-1 in points per game allowed (75.4). The Seminoles defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (735 of 1,650) and they surrender 36.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 108th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 355 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pittsburgh Panthers got the victory with a final of 90-65 when they faced Boston College. The Panthers snagged 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 27 for the game. They also gave up possession 5 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. Boston College committed 13 fouls for the game which got the Panthers to the free throw line for 10 tries. They were able to make 8 of those for a rate of 80.0%. With regard to shots from distance, Pittsburgh converted 16 out of 30 tries (53.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Panthers ended up going 33 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.1%. The Panthers permitted Boston College to knock down 27 of their 62 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.5% in this contest. They shot 45.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 of 20 and ended up going 2 out of 4 from the free throw line (50.0%). When talking about how they rebounded, Pittsburgh allowed Boston College to get 32 in all (7 offensive).

Carlton Carrington ended up being a factor for the Panthers for this game. He converted 10 of 18 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He had 27 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in this matchup.

Pittsburgh has a win-loss record of 19-10 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Panthers are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which ranks 280th in the country. Pittsburgh has scored 2,180 pts so far this season (75.2 per game) and they collect 37.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per contest (142nd in the country) and they are turning it over 9.1 times per contest. The Panthers have committed 15.3 fouls per game while shooting 70.3% from the charity stripe.

The Panthers are ranked 53rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.1. They have forced 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (135th in the nation). The Pittsburgh defense surrenders 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (193 of 628) and their opponents are making 76.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.4 assists and 33.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 132nd and 98th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida State

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