Miami Hurricanes vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: Tucker Center in Boca Raton, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida State Seminoles (15-9) will compete against the Miami Hurricanes (6-18) at Tucker Center on Wednesday.

The Miami Hurricanes faced off with Syracuse and took home the win by a score of 91-84 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Hurricanes finished with 12 while Syracuse accounted for 17 fouls. They also converted 8 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. Syracuse finished the game shooting 94.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 17 tries. In addition, Syracuse snagged 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Syracuse totaled 19 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 30 out of 66 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for this game while creating 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 25 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Hurricanes converted 19 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 82.6%. Miami wrapped up the game having earned a 55.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 56) and knocked down 10 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Matthew Cleveland is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He was able to score 32 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and pulled down 3 boards. He finished the game shooting 76.9% from the floor and recorded 5 assists.

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Miami heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 6-18 for the season. They are averaging 75.7 pts per contest (141st in Division 1) while connecting on 46.9% from the floor. The Hurricanes are shooting 32.2% on three-point attempts (178 of 552) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 31.8 boards per game and has earned 302 assists on the year, which ranks 291st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 10.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.5 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Hurricanes are able to force 10.1 turnovers every game while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 340th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 394 conceded so far this year. The Hurricanes are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.4% (704 of 1,426) and they concede 33.5 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 39.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 349th in college hoops in opponents PPG (80.1).

The last time they took the court, the Florida State Seminoles walked away with a victory by a final of 72-70 against Wake Forest. The Seminoles collected 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. Wake Forest committed 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. When talking about three-point shots, Florida State made 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Seminoles went 26 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. The Seminoles permitted Wake Forest to convert 26 out of 55 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 47.3% for the contest. They finished shooting 35.3% from beyond the arc by going 6 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). When talking about attacking the glass, Florida State permitted Wake Forest to grab 26 in total (2 offensive).

Jamir Watkins ended up being a major contributor for the Seminoles in this contest. He totaled 15 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes for the game. He made 7 out of 17 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 6 rebounds.

Florida State has a win-loss mark of 15-9 on the season. As an offense, the Seminoles are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which ranks 130th in college. Florida State has scored 1,837 pts for the year (76.5 per game) and they collect 35.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per contest (164th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Seminoles commit 19.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.5% from the free throw line.

The Seminoles defensively are ranked 163rd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 70.9. They are able to force 14.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (41st in college hoops). The Florida State defense concedes 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (194 of 600) and their opponents are making 71.7% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.8 dimes and 35.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 69th and 226th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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