Syracuse Orange vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 3/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: ACCN

The Florida State Seminoles (16-14) welcome the Syracuse Orange (12-18) at Spectrum Center on Tuesday.

The Syracuse Orange took the court against SMU and took a loss by a final of 77-75 in their last contest. Syracuse wrapped up the contest with a 48.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 54) and made 9 of 22 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Orange converted 14 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 32 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and getting 1 steal. Pertaining to defense, Syracuse allowed the other team to go 53.6% from the floor on 30 of 56 shooting. SMU totaled 16 assists and had 12 steals for the game. Moreover, SMU collected 26 rebounds (10 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. SMU finished the contest at 48.1% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of 27 attempts. They also made 4 of their 11 tries from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Orange finished with 21 and SMU accounted for 18 fouls.

Lucas Taylor is a guy who was important in this game. He shot 71.4% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 16 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. He totaled 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Syracuse will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-18 on the season. They have an average of 75.4 points per game (135th in college) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Orange are hitting 33.2% from downtown (197 of 593) and 70.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Syracuse is collecting 37.4 boards per game and has accounted for 411 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 198th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.3 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Orange have forced 9.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.7% from 3-point land and they rank 336th in college hoops in opponents PPG (78.7). The Orange defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (845 of 1,831) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 192nd in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 405 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida State Seminoles went home defeated by a final of 60-57 when they faced Virginia. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Florida State allowed Virginia to grab 26 overall (6 offensive). They went 45.8% from behind the 3-point line via 11 out of 24 and finished the game at 7 of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Seminoles permitted Virginia to bury 21 of 53 tries from the field which had them sitting at 39.6% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Seminoles ended up shooting 23 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.1%. In terms of shots from distance, Florida State buried 7 out of 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to bury 4 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. Virginia was called for 12 personal fouls for this contest which took the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Seminoles were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the matchup.

Jamir Watkins ended up being a factor for the Seminoles for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 18 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 38.9%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 5 assists for this contest.

Florida State has a mark of 16-14 on the year. As an offense, the Seminoles are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 144th in the nation. Florida State has totaled 2,245 points on the year (74.8 per game) and they collect 34.7 boards per game. They are getting an assist 13.3 times per contest (214th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. The Seminoles commit 19.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Florida State defense allows 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (242 of 747) and opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.6 dimes and 35.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 128th and 252nd in the country. The Seminoles on defense are ranked 209th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 72.8. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (68th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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