Clemson Tigers vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Tucker Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Florida State Seminoles (15-9) welcome the Clemson Tigers (20-5) at Tucker Center on Saturday.

The Clemson Tigers took the court against North Carolina and took home the win by a score of 85-65 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 12 and North Carolina finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also made 4 of 19 attempts from beyond the arc. North Carolina shot 45.5% when shooting free throws by converting 5 of 11 attempts. On top of that, North Carolina pulled down 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. North Carolina distributed 13 assists and had 8 steals in the game. In regard to defense, Clemson allowed 45.2% from the field on 28 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists for the matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected 38 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 9 of 12 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Clemson ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (32 of 64) and buried 12 of their 25 3-pointers.

Viktor Lakhin is one player who came through for this contest. He ended up scoring 22 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 25 minutes and also collected 6 boards. He ended up going 56.3% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Clemson enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 20-5 on the season. They turn it over 10.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Clemson is pulling down 35.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 359 dimes for the season, which is 121st in the country in terms of passing. The Tigers are connecting on 38.8% on shots from beyond the arc (227 of 585) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.6 points per outing (93rd in the country) while shooting 46.8% from the field.

On defense, the Tigers are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They concede 33.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 56th in college in points per game allowed (67.2). The Tigers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.1% (615 of 1,426) and they surrender 32.4 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 25th in D-1 in giving up assists with 260 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Florida State Seminoles got the win with a final of 72-70 when they faced Wake Forest. In the matter of rebounding, Florida State permitted Wake Forest to grab 26 in all (2 on the offensive side). They shot 35.3% from behind the 3-point line via 6 out of 17 and finished the contest at 12 of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). The Seminoles permitted Wake Forest to convert 26 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Seminoles shot 26 for 58 from the floor which had them at 44.8%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Florida State converted 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to bury 13 of those for a clip of 72.2%. Wake Forest was called for 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Seminoles to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Seminoles were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this matchup.

Jamir Watkins ended up having an impact for the Seminoles in this game. He made 7 out of 17 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 6 rebounds. He totaled 15 points in his 30 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this matchup.

Florida State has a mark of 15-9 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Seminoles are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks 132nd in the country. Florida State has tallied 1,837 points on the campaign (76.5 per game) and they average 35.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per contest (168th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. The Seminoles have committed 19.2 fouls per game and they hit 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Florida State defense surrenders 32.3% on 3-pointers (194 of 600) and their opposition makes 71.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.8 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per game, which is 71st and 227th in those defensive categories. The Seminoles are ranked 159th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 70.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (41st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Clemson

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