FSU vs Gonzaga 3/28/19 - NCAA Tournament Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:11 AM ET

On Thursday, the Florida State Seminoles visit the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for a West Region Sweet 16 showdown with the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Florida State punched its ticket to the Sweet 16 with a 90-62 rout of Murray State on Saturday. Terrance Mann scored 18 points, pulled down eight rebounds and handed out six assists for the surging Seminoles.

Gonzaga reached the Sweet 16 with an 83-71 win over the Baylor Bears. Brandon Clarke led the Bulldogs with 36 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots. Gonzaga will play in the Sweet 16 for the fifth straight season. Gonzaga led at the half by 16 points and Baylor cut that to six points early after halftime, but could not get any closer.
Mfiondu Kabengele is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder for Florida State with averages of 12.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Terance Mann is the leader in rebounds with an average of 6.4 per game. Trent Forrest leads the Seminoles in assists with an average of 3.8 per game. Florida State is shooting 44.3% from the field and 33.6% from 3-point territory.

Rui Hachimura leads Gonzaga in scoring with an average of 20.1 points per game. Brandon Clarke is the second leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 17.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Josh Perkins is leading the Bulldogs in assists with an average of 6.5 per game. Gonzaga is shooting 53.2% from the field and 36.5% from 3-point territory.

Florida State is surging. The Seminoles have won 8 of the last 9 and since late January FSU has won 16 of 18. Florida State has covered the number in 9 of the last 13 following a win straight up and in each of the last 4 versus an opponent from the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga has failed to cover 9 of the last 12 played in the NCAA Tournament. Final Score Prediction, Gonzaga Bulldogs win but fall short ATS 75-72.

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