Florida State Seminoles vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Houston Cougars

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Peacock

The Florida State Seminoles (5-3) are en route to Toyota Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Houston Cougars (7-1).

The Florida State Seminoles faced Georgia and ended up losing by a score of 107-73 in their last game. Florida State walked away from the game having earned a 39.4% FG percentage (28 of 71) and buried 8 out of their 30 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Seminoles buried 9 of their 18 tries for a rate of 50.0%. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 21 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 9 assists for the matchup as well as creating 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defense, Florida State allowed the other team to go 57.1% from the field on 40 out of 70 shooting. Georgia totaled 20 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Additionally, Georgia grabbed 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Georgia finished shooting 76.2% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of 21 tries. They made 11 of their 30 attempts from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Seminoles ended up finishing with 18 and Georgia racked up 15 fouls.

Robert McCray V is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played 27 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He shot 50.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Florida State comes into this one with a win-loss record of 5-3 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida State is snagging 38.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 135 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 91st in college in terms of passing. The Seminoles are connecting on 31.5% on shots from downtown (94 of 298) and 68.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 86.4 points per contest (64th in the country) while going 42.0% from the field.

On defense, the Seminoles are able to force 19.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 248th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 116 relinquished for the campaign. The Seminoles defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (209 of 487) and they relinquish 43.9 boards per game as a unit. They give up 33.3% from beyond the arc while they are 275th in college hoops in PPG allowed (78.0).

In their last game, the Houston Cougars got the victory with a final of 66-56 against Notre Dame. In relation to rebounds, Houston allowed Notre Dame to pull down 28 in all (5 offensive). They shot 21.4% from 3-point land by going 6 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). The Cougars allowed Notre Dame to make 17 of 50 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 34.0% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars finished shooting 20 out of 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 33.9%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Houston made 8 of their 27 attempts (29.6%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a rate of 78.3%. Notre Dame committed 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They also turned it over 5 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Cougars collected 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game.

Emanuel Sharp was important for the Cougars in this matchup. He converted 5 out of 16 for this contest for a rate of 31.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 3 assists in the game.

Houston has a record of 7-1 so far this season. The Cougars are committing 18.6 fouls per contest while shooting 76.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per game (99th in Division 1) and they turn it over 9.4 times per game. Houston has scored 599 pts this year (74.9 per contest) and they pull in 40.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cougars are hitting on 43.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 272nd in the country.

The Cougars are ranked 4th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 59.1. They have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.6% from the floor (23rd in college). The Houston defense concedes 24.8% on 3-point shots (40 of 161) and their opponents are knocking down 65.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 9.5 dimes and 34.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 14th and 175th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida State

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