Duke vs Florida State 2/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Florida State Seminoles will travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the 9^th ranked Duke Blue Devils this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The Florida State Seminoles snapped a 6-game losing streak and improved to 14-11 on the season after defeating the Clemson Tigers, 81-80, this past Tuesday. Florida State struggled with fouls against Clemson which the Tigers took advantage of a strong performance from the FT-line, however, the Seminoles were able to secure the victory after RayQuan Evans hit a game-winning three-point play with :14 seconds left in regulation. Florida State shot 43.6% from the field & 42.1% from beyond the arc while holding Clemson to 38.6% from the field & 22.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Seminoles was RayQuan Evans who had 28 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Florida State is averaging 71.7 ppg on 43.6% shooting from the field. The Seminoles are averaging 6.9 three-pointers per game on 34.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Florida State has been led by Caleb Mills (12.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.6 spg), Matthew Cleveland (10.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.2 apg), Anthony Polite (9.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.5 spg), & RayQuan Evans (8.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.5 spg).

Defensively, Florida State is allowing their opponents to average 70.6 ppg on 44.1% shooting from the field. The Seminoles have a rebound margin of 0.6 and a turnover margin of 2.6.

The 9^th ranked Duke Blue Devils won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 22-4 on the season after defeating the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 76-74, this past Tuesday. Duke allowed Wake Forest to fight back from a 60-43 deficit with 13:45 left in the 2^nd half to tie the game at 74-all, however, Duke was able to pull off the victory after Mark Williams hit a game-winning dunk with just :01 second left in regulation. Duke shot 42.6% from the field & 34.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Wake Forest to shoot 41.5% from the field & 38.7% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Blue Devils was Mark Williams who had a double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 block.

On the season, Duke is averaging 79.8 ppg on 48.2% shooting from the field. The Blue Devils are averaging 8.0 three-pointers per game on 36.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Duke has been led by Paolo Banchero (16.9 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.1 spg, 1.0 bpg), Wendell Moore Jr. (13.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.4 spg), Trevor Keels (11.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.6 spg), & Mark Williams (10.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.0 bpg).

Defensively, Duke is holding their opponents to an average of 65.1 ppg on 40.3% shooting from the field. The Blue Devils have a rebound margin of 4.5 and a turnover margin of 1.1.

The Seminoles are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games & 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games on the road. The Blue Devils are 14-9-3 ATS on the season and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games.

Florida State has struggled to pick up wins as of late, however, this is still a Seminoles team that has a bunch of talent and was able to upset Duke by a 79-78 (OT) margin on the road in mid-January. Duke has been solid on both ends of the court this season, however, Florida State has a solid defense that has done a great job in forcing turnovers this season and as Florida State has an impressive 9-4 record at home, I think this is just way to many points to pass up on. Take Florida State and the points. Good Luck!