Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Florida State Seminoles
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL
TV: ESPN+
Tucker Center is the site where the Florida State Seminoles (13-9) will try to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-11) on Tuesday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced Miami and ended up losing by a score of 63-57 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish walked away with 12 and Miami finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also buried 4 of 18 tries from three-point range. Miami ended up shooting 76.5% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 17 attempts. Moreover, Miami collected 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Miami totaled 10 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Notre Dame allowed their opponent to shoot 46.0% from the floor on 23 of 50 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes for this game as well as creating 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish converted 2 of their 9 attempts for a rate of 22.2%. Notre Dame ended the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (23 out of 54) and converted 9 of 24 three-point shots.
Markus Burton is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 41.2% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 35 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He was able to score 17 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.
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Notre Dame comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-11 on the season. They turn it over 10.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Notre Dame is pulling in 35.3 boards per game and has earned 257 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 322nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Fighting Irish are shooting 37.9% on shots from 3-point land (174 of 459) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They average 73.8 points per game (203rd in D-1) while hitting 46.6% from the floor.
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On the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing their opponents into 9.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They give up 32.1% from beyond the arc while they are 134th in college in points per game from their opponents (70.0). The Fighting Irish are allowing a FG percentage of 44.0% (526 of 1,195) and they surrender 31.5 boards per game as a squad. They are 208th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 296 relinquished for the campaign.
The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida State Seminoles took a loss by a final score of 77-76 when they faced Boston College. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Florida State allowed Boston College to snag 35 in total (12 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 40.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 27 and ended up going 18 of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Seminoles allowed Boston College to convert 24 of 66 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 36.4% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Seminoles finished the game shooting 20 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.5%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Florida State buried 6 of their 15 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 30 of those for a clip of 76.9%. Boston College was called for 25 personal fouls in the game which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for 39 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Seminoles collected 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this game.
Jamir Watkins was important for the Seminoles for this game. He recorded 19 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 4 of 12 for this contest for a rate of 33.3%, and added 7 rebounds.
Florida State has a mark of 13-9 on the season. The Seminoles have committed 19.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 72.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.0 times per game (156th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. Florida State has 1,698 points for the season (77.2 per game) and they pull down 35.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Seminoles are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which is 130th in D-1.
The Seminoles on defense are ranked 183rd in college in PPG given up with 71.4. They have forced 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (46th in college). The Florida State defense surrenders 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (180 of 561) and their opponents are making 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.7 dimes and 35.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 69th and 233rd in college.
Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame
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