Florida State Seminoles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ESPN+

LJVM Coliseum is the location where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (18-6) will take on the Florida State Seminoles (14-9) on Wednesday.

The Florida State Seminoles faced Notre Dame and went home with a win by a final score of 67-60 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Seminoles ended up walking away with 19 while Notre Dame accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also made 8 of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Notre Dame finished 46.2% when shooting free throws by making 6 of their 13 shots. Furthermore, Notre Dame totaled 29 boards (13 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Notre Dame totaled 13 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, Florida State allowed the other team to shoot 36.5% from the floor on 23 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for this contest while forcing 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Seminoles converted 16 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. Florida State ended the contest having earned a 49.0% field goal percentage (24 of 49) and knocked down 3 of their 13 three-point shots.

Jamir Watkins is one guy who had an impact in this game. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He played 36 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. He scored 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Florida State enters this matchup with a mark of 14-9 on the season. They are averaging 76.7 pts per contest (111th in Division 1) while shooting 45.9% from the field. The Seminoles are hitting 32.4% on 3-point shots (146 of 450) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida State is pulling down 35.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 321 assists this season, which ranks 211th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.3 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Seminoles are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 48th in the nation in giving up assists with 270 conceded this year. The Seminoles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (539 of 1,338) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per game as a team. They give up 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 163rd in college in PPG allowed (70.9).

For their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons walked away with a victory by a final of 76-66 when they played California. The Demon Deacons snagged 20 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 12 steals for this contest. California earned 11 fouls in this contest which took the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.2%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Wake Forest buried 3 of 8 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Demon Deacons shot 30 out of 52 from the floor which had them sitting at 57.7%. The Demon Deacons permitted California to make 19 out of 53 tries from the field which had them shooting 35.8% in the game. They finished 28.6% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 26 from the free throw line (76.9%). Concerning rebounding, Wake Forest allowed California to grab 28 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Cameron Hildreth ended up having an impact for the Demon Deacons for the matchup. He made 8 out of 11 for this game for a rate of 72.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 40 mins on the court and earned 3 assists in this contest.

Wake Forest has a win-loss record of 18-6 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Demon Deacons are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 165th in the nation. Wake Forest has scored 1,689 pts so far this year (70.4 per game) and they collect 33.2 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.5 times per game (327th in the country) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. The Demon Deacons are responsible for committing 16.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.1% from the free throw line.

The Demon Deacons on defense are ranked 47th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 66.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the floor (13th in college hoops). The Wake Forest defense surrenders 30.3% on shots from beyond the arc (190 of 627) and their opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.8 assists and 34.8 boards every game, which ranks them 156th and 215th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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