North Carolina Tar Heels vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 2/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Location: Tucker Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

Tucker Center is where the Florida State Seminoles (16-10) will attempt to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels (16-11) on Monday.

The North Carolina Tar Heels stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina State and went home with a win by a final score of 97-73 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Tar Heels left the arena with 13 and North Carolina State racked up 19 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of 24 attempts from downtown. North Carolina State ended up going 68.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 16 tries. Additionally, North Carolina State pulled down 19 boards (7 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. North Carolina State distributed 6 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With respect to defense, North Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Tar Heels converted 19 of 24 shots for a percentage of 79.2%. North Carolina ended with a 57.4% FG percentage (35 out of 61) and made 8 of their 20 three-point attempts.

RJ Davis is one player who was a major factor in the game. He racked up 21 points on 6 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 33.3% from the field and dished out 5 dimes.

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North Carolina will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 16-11 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game and as a team they commit 17.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, North Carolina is pulling down 36.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 390 assists this season, which has them ranked 121st in the nation in terms of passing. The Tar Heels are shooting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (199 of 599) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They average 80.9 points per game (39th in Division 1) while hitting 47.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Tar Heels are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 fouls. They are surrendering 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 311th in the country in opponents PPG (76.7). The Tar Heels defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.2% (732 of 1,696) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 197th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 356 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida State Seminoles went home victorious with a score of 74-66 when they faced Miami. When discussing rebounding, Florida State permitted Miami to get 32 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 21.1% from three-point range via 4 of 19 and ended up shooting 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Seminoles allowed Miami to convert 25 of 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.7% for this contest. Overall, the Seminoles shot 25 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 45.5%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Florida State made 5 of their 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a rate of 65.5%. Miami committed 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 12 steals for this game. The Seminoles recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 in this matchup.

Malique Ewin pitched in for the Seminoles in this game. He buried 10 of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 100.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He recorded 24 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes for the game.

Florida State has a win-loss mark of 16-10 so far this year. As an offense, the Seminoles are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which is 151st in the nation. Florida State has totaled 1,957 points this season (75.3 per game) and they average 35.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per game (197th in college) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per contest. The Seminoles are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls every game and they shoot 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Florida State defense allows 31.9% on shots from distance (206 of 646) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.2 dimes and 35.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 100th and 239th in college. The Seminoles defensively are ranked 148th in college in PPG allowed with 70.7. They have forced 14.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the floor (42nd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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