Free College Basketball Picks Today: Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs Florida State Seminoles 2/25/23

Free College Basketball Picks Today: Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs Florida State Seminoles 2/25/23
Sat 25th February 2023

The Florida State Seminoles (8-20, 6-11 ACC) will try to slow down one of the nation’s top scoring teams when they travel to face the No. 13 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (23-5, 14-4 ACC) on Saturday.

Florida State was beaten by the Boston College Eagles 75-69 at Donald L. Tucker Center on Saturday, their fourth loss in a row. Caleb Mills was a top performer in the losing effort with 27 points and seven rebounds.

The Seminoles dropped to 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Miami (FL) won their seventh in a row on Tuesday at Cassell Coliseum, beating the Virginia Tech Hokies 76-70. Norchad Omier had 17 points and 14 rebounds, carrying the team.

The Hurricanes are second in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Miami (FL) will be pursuing a season sweep against Florida State after winning the only previous matchup 86-63 at Donald L. Tucker Center on January 24.

Isaiah Wong led the Hurricanes with 18 points and nine rebounds. Mills had 12 points in the losing effort. The Seminoles have been led this season by Darin Green Jr. (13.7 ppg), Matthew Cleveland (13.0), and Mills (13.0).

Cleveland also has grabbed 7.2 rebounds per game, while Mills has dished 3.5 assists per game. Wong (16.3 ppg), Jordan Miller (14.9), and Omier (14.0) have powered the Hurricanes on offense. Omier also has averaged 10.0 rebounds per game, while Wong has distributed 3.4 assists per game.

The Hurricanes rank as one of the highest-scoring offenses in the country, 26th-best with 79.5 points per game. The Seminoles have had the advantage in recent visits to Watsco Center, winning six of the last 10.

In the last 10 games, Florida State is 3-7 with an average margin of -9.2 (71.1-80.3). For the season, the Seminoles are averaging 69.6 points per game, compared to 76.3 for opponents. Miami (FL) has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 81.6 points per game on average while holding opponents to 73.2 (+8.4 margin).

SEMINOLES HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Chandler Jackson: 10.2 | 5.0 | +5.2
Cam’Ron Fletcher: 0.0 | 7.2 | -7.2
Points per game:
Jalen Warley: 11.0 | 6.7 | +4.3
Matthew Cleveland: 8.0 | 13.0 | -5.0
Assists per game:
Jalen Warley: 2.0 | 3.3 | -1.3

HURRICANES HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Nijel Pack: 24.2 | 18.1 | +6.1
Points per game:
Nijel Pack: 18.0 | 13.1 | +4.9
Assists per game:
Jordan Miller: 3.4 | 2.6 | +0.8

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

Miami -13.5 (-110)

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