Virginia Tech Hokies vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN

The Florida State Seminoles (7-6) will try to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies (9-4) at Donald L. Tucker Center on Saturday.

The Virginia Tech Hokies faced Wake Forest and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-63 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Hokies ended up finishing with 18 while Wake Forest finished the game with 15 fouls. They also converted 7 of their 19 shots from long range. Wake Forest ended up going 90.5% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 21 tries. On top of that, Wake Forest grabbed 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Wake Forest doled out 9 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. When it comes to defense, Virginia Tech allowed the other team to go 44.1% from the floor on 30 of 68 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 1 steal. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 30 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Hokies knocked down 10 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Virginia Tech ended the contest with a 46.2% FG percentage (24 of 52) and made 5 out of their 16 3-point shots.

Hunter Cattoor is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished shooting 71.4% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He played 33 mins and also collected 6 boards. He racked up 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Virginia Tech heads into this game with a win-loss record of 9-4 so far this season. They have an average of 73.4 pts per contest (216th in the country) while hitting 45.0% from the field. The Hokies are connecting on 33.5% on 3-pointers (95 of 284) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Virginia Tech is snagging 34.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 203 dimes this year, which ranks 119th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Hokies have forced 12.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 55th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 144 surrendered on the campaign. The Hokies are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (311 of 733) and they concede 31.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 76th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (66.1).

The last time they took the court, the Florida State Seminoles got the win with a final of 82-71 when they faced Georgia Tech. The Seminoles were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Georgia Tech committed 18 personal fouls for this game which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to bury 13 of them for a percentage of 76.5%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Florida State converted 7 out of their 17 attempts (41.2%). Overall, the Seminoles ended up shooting 31 out of 60 from the floor which had them at 51.7%. The Seminoles permitted Georgia Tech to make 25 of their 59 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 42.4% in the matchup. They finished 26.9% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 26 from the free throw line (53.8%). Regarding rebounding, Florida State permitted Georgia Tech to get 28 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Chandler Jackson was important for the Seminoles for this game. He made 5 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 16 mins on the court and added 2 dimes in this game.

Florida State has a record of 7-6 for the campaign. The Seminoles have committed 20.2 personal fouls every game and they go 68.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per game (214th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. Florida State has accumulated 996 points this season (76.6 per contest) and they pull in 36.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Seminoles are shooting 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 254th in the country.

The Florida State defense allows 32.9% on 3-point attempts (97 of 295) and their opposition knocks down 66.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.2 assists and 37.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 148th and 279th in those categories on the defensive end. The Seminoles on defense are ranked 242nd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 73.5. They are forcing 15.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (172nd in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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