Alcorn State Braves vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 11/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alcorn State Braves vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ACC Extra

Tucker Center is the location where the Florida State Seminoles (17-15 last year) will try to defeat the Alcorn State Braves (11-21 last season) on Tuesday.

The Alcorn State Braves faced off with Bethune-Cookman and took a loss by a score of 69-60 in their last contest. Alcorn State finished with a 40.3% FG percentage (25 out of 62) and knocked down 2 of their 10 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Braves made 8 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 11 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing defense, Alcorn State let their opponent shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 of 57 shooting. Bethune-Cookman totaled 16 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, Bethune-Cookman collected 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Bethune-Cookman finished the game shooting 56.3% at the free throw line by converting 9 of 16 tries. They knocked down 10 of 21 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Braves ended up with 15 while Bethune-Cookman recorded 13 personal fouls.

Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He ended up with 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also totaled 3 boards. He shot 50.0% from the floor and dished out 5 dimes.

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Alcorn State heads into this game after finishing with a mark of 11-21 last season. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game and as a squad committed 17.0 fouls per game. As a team, Alcorn State snagged 34.0 boards per game and accumulated 329 dimes over the course of last year, which was 357th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Braves shot 31.8% on 3-pointers (171 of 538) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They averaged 65.0 pts per contest (353rd in Division 1) while hitting 41.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Braves were able to force 12.2 turnovers per contest and they drew 15.7 fouls. They were ranked 309th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 489 surrendered last season. The Braves defensively gave up a FG percentage of 44.8% (805 of 1,795) and they surrendered 34.1 rebounds per game as a team. They conceded 33.7% on 3-point shots and they ranked 189th in college in points per game from their opponents (72.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida State Seminoles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-62 against Syracuse. The Seminoles were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. Syracuse committed 20 fouls for the game which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Florida State knocked down 2 of their 10 attempts (20.0%). In all, the Seminoles finished 21 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4%. The Seminoles permitted Syracuse to convert 26 out of their 59 tries from the field which had them sitting at 44.1% for this game. They finished 14.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 2 of 14 and ended up shooting 12 of 22 at the free throw line (54.5%). When discussing team rebounding, Florida State allowed Syracuse to collect 39 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Jamir Watkins pitched in for the Seminoles for the contest. He made 4 of 10 in the game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 11 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Florida State had a win-loss mark of 17-15 last year. The Seminoles committed 19.1 fouls every game and they went 71.7% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 13.0 times per contest (221st in Division 1) and they gave up possession 12.3 times per game. Florida State totaled 2,383 pts over the course of last year (74.5 per game) and they pulled in 34.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Seminoles connected on 45.4% from the floor, which was ranked 141st in college hoops.

The Florida State defense conceded 32.0% on shots from distance (251 of 785) and opponents connected on 73.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 12.3 dimes and 35.5 rebounds per game, which had them ranked 107th and 248th in D-1. The Seminoles on defense were ranked 195th in college in points per game surrendered with 72.5. They were able to force 13.5 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (68th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida State and under the total points

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