Florida State Seminoles vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs California Golden Bears

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Florida State Seminoles (13-5) are headed to Haas Pavilion on Wednesday where they will compete against the California Golden Bears (9-9).

The Florida State Seminoles faced off with Georgia Tech and took home the win by a score of 91-78 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Seminoles left the arena with 18 and Georgia Tech racked up 17 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 29 attempts from distance. Georgia Tech ended up shooting 70.8% from the free throw line by making 17 of 24 shots. On top of that, Georgia Tech snagged 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia Tech totaled 13 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, Florida State allowed 43.3% from the floor on 26 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 36 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Seminoles made 12 of their 17 tries for a rate of 70.6%. Florida State finished the contest with a 52.2% field goal percentage (35 of 67) and made 9 out of their 27 3-pointers.

Taylor Bol Bowen is someone who was a factor for this contest. He finished 77.8% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Florida State comes into this contest with a record of 13-5 this year. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Florida State is grabbing 34.9 boards per contest and has tallied 264 assists on the season, which has them ranked 162nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Seminoles are connecting on 33.1% on 3-point shots (120 of 362) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.7 points per outing (89th in the country) while going 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Seminoles are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 fouls. They are ranked 49th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 204 conceded on the campaign. The Seminoles are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.5% (416 of 1,027) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 30.7% on shots from downtown and they are 143rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.2).

The last time they took the court, the California Golden Bears went home victorious with a score of 65-62 against North Carolina State. In reference to attacking the glass, California allowed North Carolina State to get 30 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 10.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 1 of 10 and finished the contest at 9 of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). The Golden Bears allowed North Carolina State to knock down 26 out of 60 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 43.3% for this game. In all, the Golden Bears went 24 for 53 from the floor which had them shooting 45.3%. When discussing shots from downtown, California made 6 out of their 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.7%. North Carolina State committed 16 fouls for the contest which got the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Golden Bears were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the game.

Jovan Blacksher Jr. was important for the Golden Bears for the contest. He converted 5 out of 11 in this matchup for a rate of 45.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes in this contest.

California has a mark of 9-9 this season. The Golden Bears are committing 16.6 personal fouls per game and they go 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 10.1 times per contest (358th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game. California has earned 1,350 pts this season (75.0 per contest) and they snag 36.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Bears are hitting on 43.7% from the field, which has them ranked 249th in D-1.

The Golden Bears on the defensive end are ranked 281st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 74.9. They are forcing 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (333rd in the country). The California defense gives up 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (129 of 353) and their opponents are converting on 71.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.0 assists and 33.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 98th and 113th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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