FSU at Virginia 1/28/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 01/27/2020 at 7:44 PM ET

The No. 5 ranked Florida State Seminoles visit John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia on Tuesday to play the Virginia Cavaliers in an ACC showdown. Florida State improved to 17-2 overall and 7-1 in the ACC following is 85-84 victory on Saturday over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Wyatt Wilkes led the Seminoles with 19 points as Florida State won its 10th consecutive game.

Devin Vassell is the leading scorer and rebounder for Florida State with averages of 13.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while Trent Forrest is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 11.8 points and 4.3 assists per game. FSU has three players averaging double figures in scoring.

Virginia improved to 13-6 overall and 5-4 in the ACC following its 65-63 overtime victory against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Sunday. Tomas Woldetensae led the Cavaliers with 21 points and Virginia came up with a defensive stop in the final possession to beat the Demon Deacons.

Mamadi Diakite is the leading scorer for Virginia with an average of 13.2 points per game, while Braxton Key is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 10.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Kihei Clark is the leader in assists with an average of 5.9 per game.

Virginia has struggled of late losing 4 of its last 6 straight up and ATS. The Cavaliers were able to pull out an overtime victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Sunday, but failed to cover. Florida State defeated the Cavaliers on January 15th by the score of 54-50 but failled to cover as 6.5-point home chalk. Look for a reversal of that trend and a FSU cover on Tuesday. Final Score Prediction, Florida Seminoles win and cover ATS 61-50.

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