Florida State Seminoles vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Florida State Seminoles (13-10) are traveling to Cassell Coliseum on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies (13-10).

The Florida State Seminoles stepped onto the hardwood against Virginia and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-76 in their last contest. Florida State ended the contest having earned a 51.1% field goal percentage (24 of 47) and made 2 of 16 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Seminoles buried 26 of their 33 shots for a rate of 78.8%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 8 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to defense, Florida State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 26 of 52 shooting. Virginia totaled 18 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Moreover, Virginia had 25 rebounds (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Virginia finished shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 24 shots. They also knocked down 10 of 18 attempts from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Seminoles walked away with 18 while Virginia racked up 23 personal fouls.

Jamir Watkins is one player who was a major factor for the game. He notched 21 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He played 29 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He finished 55.6% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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Florida State enters this one with a win-loss record of 13-10 for the year. They currently have an average of 76.6 points per outing (106th in D-1) while hitting 44.7% from the floor. The Seminoles are connecting on 31.5% on shots from 3-point land (141 of 447) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida State is snagging 34.7 boards per game and has accumulated 286 assists on the campaign, which is 286th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Seminoles are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They give up 33.7% from beyond the arc and they are 254th in D-1 in points per game allowed (74.3). The Seminoles defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.3% (577 of 1,302) and they concede 36.7 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 72nd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 275 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies took a defeat with a final score of 74-66 when they faced Notre Dame. When it comes to rebounds, Virginia Tech allowed Notre Dame to grab 31 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They went 35.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 out of 20 and ended up going 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). The Hokies permitted Notre Dame to make 27 out of 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.1% in this contest. In all, the Hokies went 25 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Virginia Tech converted 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. Notre Dame was called for 14 fouls for this contest which took the Hokies to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. The Hokies snagged 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the contest.

Hunter Cattoor ended up being a factor for the Hokies for the contest. He converted 7 out of 16 in the game for a rate of 43.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss record of 13-10 on the season. The Hokies commit 15.9 fouls every game and they go 78.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.3 times per contest (60th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. Virginia Tech has earned 1,701 points for the campaign (74.0 per game) and they pull in 32.5 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Hokies are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 86th in the nation.

The Virginia Tech defense allows 33.6% on three-point shots (153 of 456) and opponents are making 72.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.5 assists and 31.6 boards per game, ranking them 146th and 27th in Division 1. The Hokies on defense are ranked 113th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 69.4. They are forcing 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (222nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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