The No.4-seeded Florida State Seminoles (19-13) and No.5-seeded Davidson Wildcats (20-12) get together in the first round of the NIT tournament at Donald L. Tucker Center. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Mar. 15 and will air on ES2 and ES3.
The Seminoles are expecting a different result after their 96-85 loss to Virginia Tech in the 2 of the Atlantic Coast tournament. Devon Bookert finished with 19 points to lead the team. The Wildcats, meanwhile, are coming off a blowout 76-54 loss at the hands of VCU in the 4 of the Atlantic 10 tournament. Jordan Barham accounted for 13 points and six rebounds.
The Seminoles have gone 19-13 Straight Up (SU) and 13-17-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 7-3 ATS over their last 10 games.
Across the court, the Wildcats head into the game with records of 13-17-1 ATS and 20-12 SU. The Wildcats are an excellent long-range shooting team with 304 three-point shots made (9.0 per game), ranking 19th in Division I. When it comes to making good decisions with the ball, not many are better than the Wildcats. They have one of the top assist-to-turnover ratios in the country at 1.49.
This game will be the first meeting for Florida State and Davidson in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – FlaSt, ATS Winner – FlaSt
Notes
“Florida State is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida State’s last 7 games at home”.
“Florida State is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida State’s last 12 games “.
Ranked 99th, the Florida State Seminoles have an offensive rating of 109.3. The Davidson Wildcats rank 135th with a defensive rating of just 110.2.
Florida State averages 71.5 possessions per game, scoring 1.093 points on each possession. While Davidson averages fewer possessions per game with 70.7, they score more points per possession with 1.120.
Florida State has an average effective field goal percentage of 52.2%. Davidson is an even 10-10 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Florida State attempts 19.0 three pointers and Davidson attempts 26.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Florida State Seminoles are even at 8-8 while the Davidson Wildcats have a solid 20-11 record.
The Davidson Wildcats rank 14th with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.49, while the Florida State Seminoles rank outside the top 100 at 194th with an A/TO of 1.02.
On average, Florida State makes 7.2 steals per game. Davidson has a winning 7-4 record when it gives up at least 7 steals.
