MVSU Delta Devils vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 12/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: MVSU Delta Devils vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ACC Extra

Tucker Center is the location where the Florida State Seminoles (5-5) will try to defeat the MVSU Delta Devils (1-9) on Friday.

The MVSU Delta Devils faced off with Kansas State and went home with a loss by a final score of 108-49 in their last contest. MVSU wrapped up the contest having earned a 25.8% field goal percentage (16 out of 62) and made 4 out of their 18 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Delta Devils converted 13 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 25 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to defense, MVSU allowed 57.6% from the field on 38 of 66 shooting. Kansas State distributed 30 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Kansas State collected 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kansas State finished the game at 81.3% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 16 shots. They also buried 19 of their 36 tries from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Delta Devils walked away with 12 and Kansas State totaled 15 personal fouls.

Michael James is a player who came through in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 43.5% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 38 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. He was able to score 23 points on 10 out of 23 shooting.

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MVSU enters this matchup with a record of 1-9 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 17.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, MVSU is snagging 32.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 127 dimes for the year, which is 321st in college in terms of passing. The Delta Devils are connecting on 29.2% on shots from beyond the arc (56 of 192) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They average 67.1 pts per game (341st in college) while going 39.7% from the field.

On defense, the Delta Devils are able to force 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 363rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (90.4). The Delta Devils defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (287 of 611) and they relinquish 40.0 boards per game as a group. They are 337th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 186 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Florida State Seminoles took a loss by a final score of 103-95 when they played UMass. The Seminoles were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. UMass was called for 20 fouls in this contest which took the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a clip of 82.6%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Florida State knocked down 12 out of their 41 tries (29.3%). In all, the Seminoles finished the game shooting 32 for 72 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4%. The Seminoles allowed UMass to make 38 of 71 attempts from the field which left them shooting 53.5% in this game. They finished 54.5% from beyond the arc by going 12 out of 22 and ended up going 15 of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Florida State permitted UMass to pull down 31 overall (11 offensive).

Robert McCray V ended up being a factor for the Seminoles for the contest. He recorded 21 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 11 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 56.3%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Florida State has a record of 5-5 this year. As an offensive unit, the Seminoles are connecting on 42.0% from the field, which is 314th in the country. Florida State has 853 pts on the campaign (85.3 per game) and they average 38.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.4 times per contest (83rd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. The Seminoles are committing 19.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.1% from the free throw line.

The Seminoles on the defensive end are ranked 325th in D-1 in points given up per game with 80.9. They are forcing their opponents into 18.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (253rd in college). The Florida State defense allows 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (91 of 255) and their opposition makes 71.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 16.2 dimes and 42.3 total boards per game, which is 324th and 359th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida State

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