Boston University at Florida State 11/24/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
Boston University will travel to the state of Florida to battle the Florida State Seminoles in the Jacksonville Classic Wednesday at 4pm PT on ACC network. Boston is 4-2 on the season so far while Florida State comes in at 4-1. Both teams are winners of their last three consecutive games.
Javante McCoy, a 6’5 senior from Milwaukee Wisconsin, leads Boston University averaging 16 points per game with a field goal percentage directly at 50 percent. Inside the paint, Boston has Sukhmail Mathon, a 6’10 senior forward who is averaging almost nine rebounds per game while averaging 9.7 points per game.
Florida State relies more on the inside presence for most of their scoring as Malik Osborne, a 6’9 senior forward is lighting up the leaderboard for the Seminoles. Malik has 13 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game and a field goal percentage of 61.3 percent on the year.
As a whole, the stat sheets are heavily favored in the Seminoles direction as they average 74.6 points per game to Boston’s 69.7. Field Goal percentages are both average to low at 46 for Boston and 48 for Florida State.
Quality of the opponent is where I’m going to pick this one. Boston has faced the likes of Sam Houston State, Northern Illinois, and Hartford College, while the Seminoles already have wins over teams like Missouri, Tulane, Pennsylvania, and LMU. The lone loss for Florida State came at the hands of a very tough Florida Gators squad. Boston dropped a game to Northeastern. Final Score Prediction, Florida State wins and covers 89-58.