{"id":11104,"date":"2010-11-30T10:16:50","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T15:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=11104"},"modified":"2010-11-30T13:55:04","modified_gmt":"2010-11-30T18:55:04","slug":"ohio-state-buckeyes-at-florida-state-seminoles-ncaa-basketball-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/ohio-state-buckeyes-at-florida-state-seminoles-ncaa-basketball-predictions-11104\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio State Buckeyes at Florida State Seminoles NCAA Basketball Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ohio State Buckeyes at Florida State Seminoles<br \/>\nTuesday, 11\/30\/10, 7:30 PM EDT, TV:\u00a0 ESPN<br \/>\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Ohio State -3.5<br \/>\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Ohio State -4.5<br \/>\nOpening Total:\u00a0 133<br \/>\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 132.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ohio State visits the Sunshine State for a second time this season after picking up a dominating 93-75 win over then No. 9 Florida on November 16.\u00a0 The Buckeyes shot a season-high 62.9 percent from the floor in that contest and freshman Jared Sullinger led the attack from inside with 26 points.\u00a0 The team has managed to shoot 49.7 percent in the last three games, but the defense has been even better in allowing opponents to average just 43.7 points over that span.\u00a0 After five games, Ohio State has five players, including four starters, averaging double-figures offensively.\u00a0 Senior David Lighty leads the squad with a 15.6 scoring average.\u00a0 The team is 2-2 ATS on the season and the NCAA basketball lines page has them listed as a slight road favorite.<\/p>\n<p>The Buckeyes will be participating in the Big Ten\/ACC Challenge for the ninth-consecutive year and has a 3-5 record in the event.\u00a0 Ohio State also carries a perfect 4-0 all-time mark against Florida State into this contest, including a 77-64 victory in Columbus last year.\u00a0 Head coach Thad Matta has compiled an 82-17 non-conference mark while at the school, with an overall record of 161-54.\u00a0 \u201cWhen teams plan for us, they don\u2019t really know where to start,\u201d said Lighty.\u00a0 \u201cWe have so many weapons and have the ability to score points both inside and outside.\u00a0 We can do a little bit of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida State is coming off a difficult 55-51 loss to the Florida Gators in Tallahassee, a game that the team shot just 33.3 percent from the floor.\u00a0 \u201cWe missed out on a very good opportunity tonight and it\u2019s back to the drawing board,\u201d said coach Leonard Hamilton.\u00a0 The Seminoles have an opportunity to bounce back tonight knowing that the program has defeated 12 nationally ranked teams at home under Hamilton.\u00a0 It\u2019s also important to point out that the ACC has won 10 of the first 11 challenge events, with its only loss coming last year by a 6-5 margin.\u00a0 Florida State enters with a perfect 5-0 record in challenge games at home.\u00a0 The team is 6-6 ATS as a home underdog of 3.5 to 6 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Seminoles enter tonight\u2019s game against the Buckeyes with a 5-1 overall record, winning their first five games of the season.\u00a0 Florida State\u2019s success begins and ends with its defensive intensity, ranking first in the ACC with a 33.3 field goal percentage defense.\u00a0 The unit has held each of its first six opponents of the 2010-11 season under 39 percent shooting from the field.\u00a0 Offensively, the Seminoles are led by All-American candidate Chris Singleton, who leads the team with a career-high 15.8 points per game average.\u00a0 He is nearly averaging a double-double early in the season, grabbing 9.8 rebounds a game.<\/p>\n<p>Bettors will be interested in knowing that the Buckeyes are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 non-conference games, while the Seminoles are 3-14 ATS at home.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out on all the hard court action and let the college basketball handicappers 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