Florida State vs North Florida 1/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The North Florida Ospreys and Florida State Seminoles meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The North Florida Ospreys look to snap a five-game losing streak. The Florida State Seminoles look for a win after winning six of their last seven games.

The North Florida Ospreys are averaging 66.8 points on 40.6 percent shooting and allowing 70.9 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Jose Placer is averaging 12.9 points and 3.3 rebounds, while Carter Hendricksen is averaging 11 points and 4.5 rebounds. Darius Hicklen is dishing 0.9 assists and Jadyn Parker is grabbing 8.4 rebounds. The North Florida Ospreys are shooting 32.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73 percent from the free throw line. The North Florida Ospreys are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.9 rebounds per game.

The Florida State Seminoles are averaging 73.6 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 68.8 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Caleb Mills is averaging 13.3 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Malik Osborne is averaging 10.9 points and 7.2 rebounds. Matthew Cleveland is the third double-digit scorer and Anthony Polite is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Florida State Seminoles are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 70.7 percent from the free throw line. The Florida State Seminoles are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.

The Ospreys are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 10-2 ATS in their last 12 Thursday games. The Seminoles are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS win and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win. The under is 5-0 in Ospreys last 5 overall. The over is 5-2 in Seminoles last 7 home games.

This is a classic trap game for the Florida State Seminoles, as they’re fresh off beating Duke and have Miami on Saturday. It’s easy for FSU to overlook this contest, especially with an early start, and just come out sluggish. However, the North Florida Ospreys aren’t a good basketball team to put it kindly, and they get rocked by teams on their own level. Motivated FSU or not, this game shouldn’t be close. I have to lay the points here with the Noles.