Tulane Green Wave vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida State Seminoles (7-3) will take on the Tulane Green Wave (5-6) at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday.

The Tulane Green Wave played Southern Miss and walked away with a win by a score of 86-58 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Green Wave finished with 15 while Southern Miss finished the game with 19 fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. Southern Miss ended up going 66.7% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of 18 tries. Moreover, Southern Miss grabbed 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Southern Miss earned 15 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Tulane allowed the other team to shoot 36.5% from the field on 19 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 19 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 13 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected 29 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Green Wave converted 18 of 21 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Tulane ended the game with a 49.2% field goal percentage (30 of 61) and buried 8 out of their 22 3-pointers.

Kaleb Banks is a player who came through in this game. He ended up scoring 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished 63.6% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Tulane heads into this matchup with a record of 5-6 on the year. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a group they commit 17.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Tulane is pulling down 37.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 167 assists on the year, which has them ranked 46th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Green Wave are shooting 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (98 of 280) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.8 pts per contest (226th in the nation) while connecting on 42.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Green Wave are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 319th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 159 relinquished this season. The Green Wave defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 38.2% (248 of 649) and they surrender 37.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 31.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 92nd in the nation in PPG from their opponents (67.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida State Seminoles went home defeated by a final of 84-74 against North Carolina State. The Seminoles earned 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. North Carolina State had 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.2%. With regard to 3-pointers, Florida State converted 3 of their 16 tries (18.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Seminoles shot 23 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6%. The Seminoles permitted North Carolina State to bury 28 of 54 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 51.9% for this contest. They finished 34.8% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 23 and ended up going 20 out of 29 at the free throw line (69.0%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Florida State permitted North Carolina State to pull down 30 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Jamir Watkins was important for the Seminoles in this matchup. He converted 4 out of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 30.8%, and earned 6 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 40 minutes on the court and totaled 3 assists in the matchup.

Florida State has a win-loss record of 7-3 so far this year. The Seminoles are committing 20.4 fouls every game and they go 68.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.5 times per game (219th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per game. Florida State has 782 points on the season (78.2 per contest) and they average 35.1 boards per contest. As an offense, the Seminoles are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 172nd in college basketball.

The Seminoles on defense are ranked 112th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.1. They have forced 17.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (88th in college basketball). The Florida State defense allows 27.9% on shots from 3-point land (70 of 251) and opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 10.3 dimes and 35.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 39th and 213th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tulane

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