The Florida State Seminoles (5-13, 3-4 ACC) battle the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-9, 1-6) Tuesday. Tip from Purcell Pavilion is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Florida State vs. Notre Dame odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Florida State lost 67-58 to Virginia Saturday, but covered as a 10-point home underdog. The Seminoles are 8-10 against the spread (ATS) on the season and 0-4 straight up in true road games. They have, however, covered 7 of their last 10 games.
Notre Dame lost to Syracuse 78-73 Saturday, winning outright as a 5.5-point road underdog. The Fighting Irish are 4-14 ATS on the season yet are 9-3 straight up at home. They are 2-8 ATS over their last 10 games and 1-4 ATS over their last 5. Notre Dame ranks 38th in the nation in 3-point shooting (37.9%).
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Florida State at Notre Dame odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:32 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Florida State +4.5 (-105) | Notre Dame -4.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 140.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Florida State at Notre Dame picks and predictions
Prediction
Notre Dame 74, Florida State 71
Moneyline
This game was OTB at the time of publishing, but both sides will likely be lacking value when it does open.
PASS.
Against the spread
BET FLORIDA STATE +4.5 (-105).
FSU won 73-72 at home when these teams met on Dec. 21, winning outright as a 2-point underdog. Notre Dame lost yet despite that it shot 51% from the field and 47% from deep, respectively 4% and 15% better than Florida State.
Those should even out, and making up for the difference in location, this game should again be a close battle. The Fighting Irish are just 1-4 ATS over their last 5, losing 4 of those games outright and failing to cover as a favorite in 2.
Considering the Fighting Irish’s lacking play as of late and how the first round went, back FLORIDA STATE +4.5 (-105).
Over/Under
LEAN OVER 140.5 (-110).
Notre Dame has gone Over in 4 straight games, and it has a lacking defense, ranking 327th in opponents’ field goal percentage (46.2%). It has allowed 70 or more points to its opponent in 5 straight games. Notre Dame is 5-2 O/U in conference games.
Florida State is 3-4 O/U in conference games and has gone Over in 4 of its last 6 games. FSU has scored 75 or more in 2 of its last 3. Put it all together and back the OVER 140.5 (-110).
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