Northern Kentucky Norse vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Kentucky Norse vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

Tucker Center is the location where the Florida State Seminoles (17-16 last year) will play the Northern Kentucky Norse (18-15 last season) on Monday.

The Northern Kentucky Norse faced off with Milwaukee and took a loss by a score of 82-75 in their last contest. Northern Kentucky walked away from the game having earned a 39.1% FG percentage (27 of 69) and buried 9 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Norse made 12 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 18 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of defense, Northern Kentucky allowed 45.9% from the field on 28 out of 61 shooting. Milwaukee earned 13 assists and had 4 steals for the game. In addition, Milwaukee snagged 46 boards (14 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Milwaukee shot 70.0% at the charity stripe by making 21 of 30 attempts. They also knocked down 5 of 15 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Norse walked away with 21 and Milwaukee finished the game with 19 fouls.

Trey Robinson is one player who had an impact for the game. He shot 57.9% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He played for 38 mins and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He recorded 33 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Northern Kentucky enters this matchup after finishing with a mark of 18-15 last season. They had an average of 74.8 points per outing (138th in D-1) while going 45.6% from the floor. The Norse shot 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (209 of 656) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Northern Kentucky pulled in 34.6 rebounds per game and earned 456 dimes last season, which had them ranked 132nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 16.5 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Norse forced 14.5 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.9 fouls. They surrendered 31.2% on 3-point attempts while they were 227th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (73.2). The Norse defense allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 44.5% (875 of 1,968) and they surrendered 36.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They were 317th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 485 surrendered last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida State Seminoles went home defeated by a final of 92-67 when they played North Carolina. The Seminoles collected 13 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 20 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. North Carolina had 13 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.2%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Florida State converted 4 out of their 16 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Seminoles finished 25 out of 61 from the field which had them at 41.0%. The Seminoles allowed North Carolina to knock down 34 of 65 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 52.3% in this contest. They went 42.1% from distance by hitting 8 of 19 and ended up shooting 16 of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). Regarding rebounds, Florida State permitted North Carolina to snag 47 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Primo Spears ended up having an impact for the Seminoles in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, but couldn't coral a rebound. He recorded 17 points in his 23 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Florida State had a mark of 17-16 last year. The Seminoles were responsible for committing 19.7 fouls every game while shooting 70.7% from the free throw line. They got an assist 12.3 times per game (253rd in college basketball) and they coughed up possession 11.9 times per contest. Florida State scored 2,526 pts last season (76.5 per contest) and they snagged 33.3 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Seminoles connected on 45.3% from the floor, which had them ranked 131st in the nation.

The Seminoles on the defensive end were ranked 300th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 76.3. They forced 14.9 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (286th in the country). The Florida State defense allowed 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (256 of 723) and opponents connected on 70.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 12.6 assists and 36.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 150th and 289th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Kentucky

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