Pittsburgh Panthers vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 1/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Pittsburgh Panthers (12-4) are headed to Tucker Center on Wednesday where they will meet the Florida State Seminoles (11-5).

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced off with Louisville and took a loss by a final of 82-78 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Panthers walked away with 14 while Louisville recorded 17 fouls. They also buried 13 of 35 shots from beyond the arc. Louisville finished the contest at 46.7% when shooting free throws by making 7 of 15 tries. On top of that, Louisville pulled down 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Louisville earned 14 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, Pittsburgh let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the field on 31 out of 68 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Panthers made 20 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. Pittsburgh wrapped up the contest with a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 out of 55) and buried 10 out of their 21 3-point attempts.

Jaland Lowe is someone who was a factor in the game. He finished the contest at 33.3% from the floor and totaled 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and snagged 2 boards. He finished with 24 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Pittsburgh enters this contest with a record of 12-4 on the year. They are turning it over 10.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Pittsburgh is pulling in 35.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 229 assists so far this year, which is 201st in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are connecting on 36.2% on shots from downtown (139 of 384) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.4 points per game (52nd in D-1) while connecting on 48.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Panthers are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 128th in D-1 in opponents points per game (69.7). The Panthers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.1% (397 of 944) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 55th in college hoops in allowing assists with 185 surrendered for the year.

For their last game, the Florida State Seminoles took a defeat with a final score of 77-57 when they faced Clemson. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Florida State allowed Clemson to collect 26 in total (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 46.4% from distance by hitting 13 of 28 and finished the game at 8 of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Seminoles allowed Clemson to make 28 of their 58 attempts from the floor which had them at 48.3% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Seminoles went 21 out of 49 from the floor which had them shooting 42.9%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Florida State knocked down 4 out of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Clemson was called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Seminoles were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this game.

Malique Ewin ended up having an impact for the Seminoles in the game. He had 15 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He made 6 out of 11 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 10 rebounds.

Florida State has a win-loss mark of 11-5 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Seminoles are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 81st in the nation. Florida State has earned 1,244 points for the season (77.8 per contest) and they pull in 34.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.5 times per game (138th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 12.6 times per contest. The Seminoles are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they go 70.7% from the charity stripe.

The Florida State defense surrenders 30.3% on three-point shots (125 of 412) and their opposition makes 71.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.3 assists and 34.5 boards per game, ranking them 60th and 183rd in those defensive categories. The Seminoles are ranked 128th in college in points allowed per game with 69.7. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (53rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida State

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