Tarleton State vs Florida State Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/12/24

The Tarleton Texans and the Florida State Seminoles meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Donald L. Tucker Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tarleton vs. Florida State prediction.

Tarleton Recap

The Tarleton Texans come into this one looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses after a 91-62 loss to Sam Houston last time out. After this game, Tarleton will square off against subdivision Tabor at home.

Texans Looking For Huge Road Upset

Bubu Benjamin leads the Texans across the board with 19 PPG, 7 RPG, and 3 APG while Matt Krass has 10 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Tarleton up to this point in the year. Chris Mpaka also has 9.5 PPG with 6.5 RPG as well for the Texans up to this point in the year. As a team, Tarleton is averaging 62 PPG on 40.6% shooting from the field, 40% from three, and 65.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Tarleton State Texans will win

• Tarleton State has won seven of its last eight road games.

Florida State Recap

The Florida State Seminoles come into this one looking to build on a 73-65 win over Rice last time out. After this game, Florida State will take on Florida, Hofstra, and Temple.

Seminoles Trying To Remain Unbeaten

Jamir Watkins leads the Seminoles in scoring with 23.5 PPG along with 5 RPG while Taylor Bol Bowen has 11.5 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Seminoles on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for FSU so far this season. Watkins also has a team-high 3.5 SPG while Bostyn Holt’s dished out a team-high 2.5 APG as well on the year. As a team, Florida State is averaging 73.5 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 22% from three, and 69.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Florida State Seminoles will win

• Florida State has won each of its last 11 Tuesday night home games against non-conference opponents.
• Tarleton State has lost each of its last three games.

Tarleton vs. Florida State Recap

I’m taking FSU here. Maybe it’s a fade of Tarleton more than anything else, but I just do not like the makeup of this Tarleton roster after the transition from last year’s team. Tarleton was a cover machine last year, but a huge drop-off in production has severely hindered this team, and while Florida State hasn’t run anyone out of the gym just yet, their defensive presence has been there from the get-go, as they’ve forced a ton of turnovers while Tarleton’s had a tendency to be very careless with the rock so far this season. All in all, I have to roll with Florida State for a statement win here.