Louisville vs Florida State Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/21/24

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Florida State (9-3) vs Louisville (6-5)

December 21, 2024 at 02:00 PM EST

The Line: Betting Odds: Florida State +1 — Over/Under: 153

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In this article, we will formulate a Louisville vs Florida State Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, December 21st, at the Donald L Tucker Stadium.  To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Cardinals’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Seminoles’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Louisville

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Florida

-Recent betting trends in games played between Louisville and Florida State

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Cardinals and Seminoles. 

How Does Louisville Bounce Back?

Louisville in the last game faced off against Kentucky and the defense let them down. They gave up 93 points and even tough the offense scored 85 points it wasn’t enough. Chucky Hepburn had a huge game putting up 26 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Louisville on the season is averaging 76.9 points while their defense is giving up 70.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 159th in the league while the defense is ranked 176th. Hepburn is averaging 15.2 points while shooting 47.7 percent fro the field and 33.3 percent from behind the three point line. 

Florida State Playing Well

Florida State has won two games in a row and in the last game against Winthrop, Florida State scored 82 points while the defense gave up 64 points. The Seminoles shot 50.8 percent from the field and 35 percent from behind the three-point line. Jamir Watkins had a huge game putting up 23 points, five rebounds, and four assists. There were four different players that put up at least 13 points. Florida State on the season is averaging 78.4 points while their defnese is giivng up 67.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 121st while the defense is ranked 90th. Jamir Watkins is averaging 19.1 points while shooting 43.4 percent from the field. 

Louisville vs Florida State Prediction 

Give me Florida State at home. Florida State is averaging 78.4 points and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. This Louisville defense is giving up 70.9 points per game and they are going to really struggle to defend here. Look for Florida State to score at least 75 points here and that wil lbe enough for them to get the job done. Back Florida State against the spread. 

Shane Mickle's Pick: Florida State +1

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