Winthrop Eagles vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winthrop Eagles vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida State Seminoles (8-3) will play the Winthrop Eagles (9-3) at Tucker Center on Tuesday.

The Winthrop Eagles faced Bob Jones and walked away with a win by a score of 103-55 in their last contest. Winthrop finished the contest with a 58.5% FG percentage (38 of 65) and buried 12 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Eagles made 15 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 49 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 23 assists for this contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, Winthrop let their opponent shoot 32.3% from the field on 20 out of 62 shooting. Bob Jones recorded 13 assists and had 12 steals in this game. Moreover, Bob Jones grabbed 12 rebounds (6 offensive, 6 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Bob Jones finished the game shooting 62.5% from the charity stripe by making 5 of 8 shots. They converted 10 out of their 31 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 11 and Bob Jones accumulated 14 personal fouls.

Kelton Talford is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He accumulated 19 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 21 mins and also totaled 14 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 85.7% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Winthrop comes into this one with a mark of 9-3 for the season. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Winthrop is pulling in 42.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 152 assists for the campaign, which ranks 168th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are shooting 30.3% on three-point attempts (91 of 300) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 86.8 pts per game (15th in the nation) on 46.6% from the field.

On defense, the Eagles are forcing 16.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 25.0 personal fouls. They give up 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 197th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.5). The Eagles defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 40.8% (292 of 716) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a squad. They rank 221st in D-1 in allowing assists with 144 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Florida State Seminoles got the victory with a final of 77-64 when they played Tulane. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Florida State permitted Tulane to pull down 32 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They went 13.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 3 of 22 and finished the contest at 21 out of 25 at the charity stripe (84.0%). The Seminoles permitted Tulane to make 20 out of their 59 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.9% for the contest. Overall, the Seminoles ended up going 21 out of 43 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.8%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Florida State converted 6 of 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to make 29 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.9%. Tulane committed 27 fouls for this game which took the Seminoles to the free throw line for 35 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Seminoles recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the contest.

Jamir Watkins ended up being a factor for the Seminoles in this contest. He made 4 out of 8 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 29 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes for the game.

Florida State has a record of 8-3 so far this season. As an offense, the Seminoles are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 155th in college basketball. Florida State has 859 pts for the year (78.1 per contest) and they average 34.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per game (216th in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Seminoles are committing 20.5 fouls per contest and they go 70.5% from the charity stripe.

The Seminoles on defense are ranked 100th in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.7. They are forcing 16.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the field (64th in the nation). The Florida State defense allows 26.7% on shots from distance (73 of 273) and opponents are making 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 10.3 dimes and 35.5 boards every game, which ranks them 31st and 235th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Winthrop

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