NCAA Tournament Free Pick - No. 4 Florida State Seminoles at No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs



Dave looks at a Thursday night NCAA Tournament matchup between the No. 4 Florida State Seminoles and the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs. . .

NCAA Tournament Free Pick - No. 4 Florida State Seminoles at No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs


The Sweet 16 Round of this year’s NCAA Tournament gets underway this Thursday night with the Florida State Seminoles taking on the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs in this West Region tilt. VietBet has opened the Bulldogs as seven-point favorites with the total set at 147.5 points. Tip-off on CBS is set for 7:09 p.m.

Current Odds:
(1) Gonzaga Bulldogs -7.5
(4) Florida State Seminoles 147

Florida State Seminoles  NCAA predictionFlorida State went all the way to the title game in the recent ACC Tournament before losing to Duke 73-63 as a seven-point underdog. Closing as 8.5-point favorites in the opening round matchup against Vermont in this tournament, the Seminoles failed to cover again in a 76-69 win. They brought their A-Game on Saturday with a 90-62 rout of Murray State in the second round as four-point favorites. The total went OVER Elite-rated VietBet’s closing line in both games.

Forward Mfiondu Kabengele is the Seminoles’ top scorer with 13.4 points and he upped his game in this tournament with a combined 43 points in the first two contests while pulling down 17 rebounds. Guard Terrance Mann is next on the list in scoring (11.6 points) and he added a total of 37 points to the winning cause.

Gonzaga Bulldogs NCAA predictionGonzaga’s run through the West Coast Conference Tournament came to a stunning end with a 60-47 loss to Saint Mary’s as a 15-point favorite. This snapped a straight-up 21-game winning streak. The new streak started with a 87-49 victory against Fairleigh Dickenson as a 28.5-point favorite followed by an 83-71 win against Baylor as a 14.5-point favorite in the first two rounds. The Bulldogs have posted double-digit wins in 23 of their last 24 games.

With four different players averaging at least 11 points a game, depth and experience is the best way to describe this team. The Bulldogs are averaging 88.6 points per game on offense while holding opposing teams to 64.8 points at the other end of the court. Brandon Clarke ended the game against Baylor with 36 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots.

Florida State is going to be a tough out on Thursday night, but in the end, I am sticking with Gonzaga to cover the seven points at VietBet.

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