Clemson vs. Florida State – College Basketball Odds & Picks: The Florida State Seminoles (20-7, 8-5 ACC) and Clemson Tigers (19-8, 7-6) mens basketball teams will each be looking to improve their 2010 March Madness resume when they play each other at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the Florida State campus in Tallahassee, Fla., Sunday with tip off slated for 5:30 pm Eastern.
College basketball oddsmakers at online sportsbook BetUS.com list the Seminoles as 5-chalk favorites versus the Tigers with a 133 1/2 total. Clemson backers are getting +180 odds on the BetUS moneyline while Florida State is giving -220.
Early betting trends show only a slight majority (51%) of moneyline bets on Florida State while 78% of side wagers are falling on the 'Noles. Public gamblers prefer (by 90%) wagering on the OVER in totals betting.
In winning its last three games by an average of 14.7 points per game, the Seminoles have limited their three opponents (Boston College, Virginia and North Carolina) to a .376 field goal shooting percentage and 54.7 points per game while averaging 6.7 blocked shots and 9.0 steals per game.
David Potter and Andre Young each had career highs of 19 points as Clemson ended a four-game losing streak to Florida State with a 77-67 victory on Feb. 10, 2009 at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C. The Tigers had come in having lost four of five this season, the one-time ACC contenders in danger of falling even further out of the muddled league chase.
Demontez Stitt scored 15 points for Clemson in its 88-79 loss to Maryland on Wednesday night. Maryland covered as 5-point home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 145-point total posted by oddsmakers.
Florida State took off in the first half with 48 points and went on to defeat North Carolina 77-67 on Wednesday. Florida State easily covered the 2.5-point spread, and the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 139. Chris Singleton led the way with 19 points, and Deividas Dulkys added 17 in that win.
College Basketball Picks: Take the Seminoles -5 ATS.
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