North Carolina vs Florida State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21

The Florida State Seminoles and North Carolina Tar Heels meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Dean E. Smith Center.

The Florida State Seminoles look to stay hot after winning nine of their last 10 games. The Florida State Seminoles are averaging 79.8 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 69.2 points on 40.2 percent shooting. M.J. Walker is averaging 13.7 points and 2.6 rebounds while RaiQuan Gray is averaging 11.1 points and 6.6 rebounds. Scottie Barnes is the third double-digit scorer and Anthony Polite is grabbing 4.6 rebounds. The Florida State Seminoles are shooting 39.1 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Florida State Seminoles are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.1 rebounds per game.

The North Carolina Tar Heels look for a win after splitting their last six games. The North Carolina Tar Heels are averaging 74.2 points on 44.3 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Armando Bacot is averaging 12.6 points and 7.8 rebounds while Garrison Brooks is averaging 10.6 points and 7.1 rebounds. Caleb Love is the third double-digit scorer and RJ Davis is grabbing 2.5 rebounds. The North Carolina Tar Heels are shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and 65 percent from the free throw line. The North Carolina Tar Heels are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game.

The Seminoles are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Tar Heels are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss. The over is 21-8-2 in Seminoles last 31 overall. The over is 4-1 in Tar Heels last 5 overall. The home team is 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are playing their best ball of the season right now and win at home by an average of 11.2 points. UNC needs a win like this to improve its resume, so I understand the line. However, we’re getting one of the better and most consistent teams in the league in the Florida State Seminoles at a near pick em line. FSU is the better team here and is a portable 10-6-1 against the spread on the season. Give me the Noles on the road.