Saturday’s contest that pits the Florida State Seminoles (9-3, 0-1 ACC) against the Louisville Cardinals (6-5, 0-1 ACC) at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center is expected to be a tight matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 75-72 in favor of Florida State. Tipoff is at 2:00 PM ET on December 21.

According to our computer prediction, Florida State projects to cover the 2.5-point spread in its matchup against Louisville. The over/under is currently listed at 152.5, and the two sides are projected to go under that total.

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Florida State vs. Louisville Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: The CW
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• Where: Tallahassee, Florida
• Venue: Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
• Line: Florida State -2.5
• Point total: 152.5
• Moneyline (to win): Florida State -142, Louisville +118

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Florida State vs. Louisville Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Florida State 75, Louisville 72

Spread & Total Prediction for Florida State vs. Louisville

• Pick ATS: Florida State (-2.5)
• Pick OU: Under (152.5)

Florida State’s record against the spread so far this season is 8-4-0, while Louisville’s is 5-6-0. A total of five out of the Seminoles’ games this season have gone over the point total, and three of the Cardinals’ games have gone over. The teams score an average of 155.3 points per game, 2.8 more points than this matchup’s total.

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Florida State Performance Insights

• The Seminoles are outscoring opponents by 11.0 points per game with a +132 scoring differential overall. They put up 78.4 points per game (124th in college basketball) and allow 67.4 per contest (85th in college basketball).
• Florida State pulls down 31.8 rebounds per game (251st in college basketball) compared to the 31.6 of its opponents.
• Florida State makes 6.3 three-pointers per game (315th in college basketball) at a 31.9% rate (256th in college basketball), compared to the 6.8 its opponents make while shooting 26.5% from deep.
• The Seminoles rank 204th in college basketball by averaging 95.4 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 30th in college basketball, allowing 82.1 points per 100 possessions.
• Florida State has come out ahead in the turnover battle by 2.7 turnovers per game, committing 13.6 (322nd in college basketball action) while forcing 16.3 (eighth in college basketball).

Louisville Performance Insights

• The Cardinals are outscoring opponents by 6.0 points per game, with a +66 scoring differential overall. They put up 76.9 points per game (157th in college basketball) and give up 70.9 per outing (176th in college basketball).
• The 36.3 rebounds per game Louisville accumulates rank 46th in the nation, 5.4 more than the 30.9 its opponents grab.
• Louisville hits 9.1 three-pointers per game (82nd in college basketball) at a 28.0% rate (348th in college basketball), compared to the 8.0 per game its opponents make, at a 35.5% rate.
• Louisville wins the turnover battle by 2.3 per game, committing 12.0 (222nd in college basketball) while its opponents average 14.3.

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