Louisville vs Florida State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/4/23

The Florida State Seminoles and the Louisville Cardinals meet in college basketball action from the KFC Yum! Center on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Florida State is listed as a 5.5-point road favorite with a ML price of -285. The total for this game is set at 142.5 points.

Injuries

For Florida State, Naheem McLeod is questionable for this game with an illness while Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is out indefinitely with a foot injury for Louisville.

Matchup History

Florida State’s 75-53 win back on December 10^th, 2022, made it six straight wins and covers for Florida State in this matchup.

Trends

Florida State is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a loss while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 road games. Louisville is 9-24 ATS in their last 33 home games and 6-18-2 ATS in their last 26 games following a win while the under. Is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.

Pick

I’m leaning towards Florida State here. I am not running to the window to bet this thing, but the reality is that the Seminoles have had solid road performances in spots as of late, which is far more than we can say for Louisville at this point who could be the worst power conference team in the country. This game is all about backing the lesser of two evils, and for me, that’s Florida State here.