Florida State Seminoles vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 3/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACC Network

Petersen Events Center is the location where the Pittsburgh Panthers (11-18) will attempt to defeat the Florida State Seminoles (15-14) on Wednesday.

The Florida State Seminoles faced Georgia Tech and went home with a win by a final score of 80-71 in their last game. Florida State walked away from the contest with a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 60) and converted 7 out of their 26 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Seminoles knocked down 19 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 41 with 16 of them being offensive. They also distributed 15 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to defending, Florida State allowed the other team to go 35.5% from the field on 22 of 62 shooting. Georgia Tech doled out 17 dimes and had 1 steal in this game. Additionally, Georgia Tech grabbed 31 boards (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Georgia Tech finished 73.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 19 attempts. They also made 13 out of their 38 attempts from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Seminoles walked away with 18 and Georgia Tech recorded 19 fouls.

Robert McCray V is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished the contest at 53.3% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up with 20 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Florida State heads into this game with a mark of 15-14 so far this year. They currently have an average of 79.7 points per contest (94th in the country) while shooting 42.9% from the floor. The Seminoles are shooting 31.7% on three-point shots (292 of 920) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida State is collecting 36.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 410 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 201st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Seminoles have forced 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are giving up 34.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 284th in college in opponents PPG (77.6). The Seminoles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.5% (783 of 1,761) and they surrender 38.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 292nd in college in giving up assists with 441 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Pittsburgh Panthers took home the win by a final score of 72-56 when they faced California. The Panthers were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. California committed 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.3%. When it comes to shots from distance, Pittsburgh knocked down 7 out of their 21 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Panthers walked away from this one shooting 26 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4%. The Panthers permitted California to knock down 23 out of 54 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6% for the matchup. They went 22.7% from three-point range by going 5 out of 22 and ended up shooting 5 of 7 at the charity stripe (71.4%). Concerning rebounding, Pittsburgh allowed California to get 26 in total (6 offensive).

Cameron Corhen pitched in for the Panthers in this contest. He tallied 16 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 7 of 10 for the matchup giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a record of 11-18 on the year. The Panthers are committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they go 66.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.3 times per game (230th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. Pittsburgh has 2,030 points on the campaign (70.0 per game) and they collect 34.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Panthers are shooting 43.7% from the field, which is 274th in college.

The Pittsburgh defense allows 34.3% on 3-pointers (223 of 650) and opponents are making 76.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.2 assists and 32.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 172nd and 62nd in college hoops. The Panthers on defense are ranked 108th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 71.2. They are forcing 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (273rd in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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