Florida State Seminoles vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN

The Florida State Seminoles (11-7) are on their way to JMA Wireless Dome on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Syracuse Orange (13-5).

The Florida State Seminoles stepped onto the hardwood against Clemson and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-67 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Seminoles finished with 20 and Clemson racked up 19 fouls. They converted 7 of 17 attempts from long range. Clemson walked away from this one shooting 84.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of their 25 shots. Furthermore, Clemson grabbed 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Clemson recorded 17 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In terms of the defense, Florida State let their opponent shoot 51.0% from the field on 25 out of 49 shooting. They also dished out 7 assists in the game while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 22 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Seminoles knocked down 19 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 73.1%. Florida State finished the contest having earned a 40.7% field goal percentage (22 out of 54) and converted 4 of their 18 shots from distance.

Jamir Watkins is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He went 62.5% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played for 29 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 15 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Florida State comes into this contest with a mark of 11-7 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Florida State is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 233 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 246th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Seminoles are shooting 32.6% on shots from distance (116 of 356) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.6 points per outing (127th in the nation) while hitting 43.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Seminoles have forced 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 92nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 213 relinquished for the season. The Seminoles defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (449 of 1,024) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 33.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 239th in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.5).

The last time they took the court, the Syracuse Orange got the victory with a final of 72-69 when they played Miami. Concerning how they rebounded, Syracuse permitted Miami to pull down 33 overall (5 on the offensive side). They shot 34.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 of 23 and ended up shooting 3 of 5 at the charity stripe (60.0%). The Orange allowed Miami to bury 29 out of their 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 49.2% for this contest. In all, the Orange finished the game shooting 25 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7%. Concerning three-point attempts, Syracuse made 12 of 32 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Miami committed 12 fouls in this matchup which got the Orange to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Orange recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game.

JJ Starling pitched in for the Orange for the contest. He made 8 out of 13 in this contest for a rate of 61.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 35 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist for this contest.

Syracuse has a mark of 13-5 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Orange are shooting 44.3% from the field, which has them ranked 212th in the nation. Syracuse has accounted for 1,362 points for the campaign (75.7 per game) and they snag 36.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per game (143rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Orange have committed 15.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Syracuse defense allows 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc (131 of 436) and opponents are connecting on 68.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.4 dimes and 38.7 boards per contest, ranking them 229th and 329th in college basketball. The Orange on defense are ranked 181st in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.7. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (137th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Syracuse

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