Hofstra Pride vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Hofstra Pride (3-0) are traveling to Tucker Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Florida State Seminoles (3-0).

The Hofstra Pride played Seton Hall and walked away with a win by a score of 49-48 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pride finished with 14 and Seton Hall had 17 personal fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Seton Hall finished the game shooting 47.1% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 17 attempts. On top of that, Seton Hall pulled down 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Seton Hall recorded 9 assists and had 6 steals for the game. When it comes to the defense, Hofstra allowed the other team to go 35.4% from the field on 17 out of 48 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 23 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Pride buried 9 of 11 tries for a rate of 81.8%. Hofstra wrapped up the game having earned a 37.0% field goal percentage (17 out of 46) and knocked down 6 out of their 21 3-point attempts.

Jean Aranguren is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He scored 13 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 38.5% from the field and dished out 6 assists.

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Hofstra comes into this matchup with a mark of 3-0 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Hofstra is snagging 38.3 boards per game and has accounted for 50 assists this year, which is 127th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Pride are hitting 35.5% on three-point shots (27 of 76) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.0 pts per contest (224th in the country) while hitting 46.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Pride have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are surrendering 35.3% on three-point shots and they are 63rd in D-1 in opponents PPG (62.0). The Pride defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 36.8% (63 of 171) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 132nd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 33 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Florida State Seminoles took home the win by a final score of 72-52 when they played Tarleton State. The Seminoles recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 13 steals in this game. Tarleton State was called for 23 fouls in this contest which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 38 tries. They were able to make 24 of those for a percentage of 63.2%. In terms of three-point attempts, Florida State made 4 out of 21 tries (19.0%). In all, the Seminoles shot 22 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.9%. The Seminoles allowed Tarleton State to bury 14 of their 45 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 31.1% in the matchup. They finished 26.7% from distance by going 4 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 28 from the free throw line (71.4%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Florida State permitted Tarleton State to grab 22 in total (6 offensive).

Daquan Davis ended up having an impact for the Seminoles for this contest. He had 9 points in his 23 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes for this game. He knocked down 2 out of 7 in the game giving him a rate of 28.6%, and had 1 rebound.

Florida State has a win-loss mark of 3-0 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Seminoles are shooting 44.0% from the field, which is 241st in college basketball. Florida State has accumulated 219 points this season (73.0 per contest) and they average 35.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.7 times per game (294th in the nation) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per game. The Seminoles are responsible for committing 22.7 fouls per game and they hit 66.7% from the free throw line.

The Seminoles on defense are ranked 39th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 59.7. They are able to force 20.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 35.4% from the field (42nd in D-1). The Florida State defense gives up 27.9% on shots from 3-point land (19 of 68) and opponents are making 68.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.3 assists and 33.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 133rd and 126th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Hofstra

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