Mens College Basketball Picks: Florida State Seminoles vs Duke Blue Devils

Saturday, January 21, 2012

by Joe Rodriguez

With three straight conference wins, and riding momentum from its blowout upset of North Carolina, Florida State Seminoles faces its toughest test to date with a road tilt at Cameron Indoor Stadium against No. 4 Duke Blue Devils.

The Seminoles sandwiched the win over the Tar Heels with victories over ACC foes Virginia Tech and Maryland and have won four of their last five games.

The Blue Devils are winners of four straight, including a win over Wake Forest on Thursday to improve to 4-0 in ACC play.

- Florida State Seminoles @ Duke Blue Devils
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
TV: 4 p.m. ET, ESPN
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Justbet Sportsbook currently have the Blue Devils listed as 10½-point favorites versus the Seminoles.

Florida State Seminoles (12-6): The Seminoles are a force on defense, ranking 3rd in the nation in field goal percentage defense (36.1 %), leading the ACC in that category, blocked shots (6.6 per game) and steals (8.8 per game). Offensively, Florida State cannot be ignored, averaging 79 per outing during its current win streak. Michael Snaer is the Seminoles' leading scorer, averaging 13.5 points. Ian Miller, off a career-best 18-point showing against Maryland, is averaging 13 points off the bench. Deividas Dulkys, the offensive catalyst for the Seminoles against the Tar Heels, is shooting 40.6 percent from three-point range.

Duke Blue Devils (16-2): The Blue Devils shoot 49.8 percent and will test the Seminoles' elite defense. Duke is 10th in the nation in scoring, topping the 90-point mark for the fourth time this season against Wake Forest and it boasts five different players averaging double figures. The Blue Devils lead the conference in three-pointers made at 145. Duke fell to Florida State 66-61 last season and has only suffered consecutive losses in the head-to-head series once.

1. Duke has won 45 consecutive home games and can match the all-time school record of 46, set on February 9th, 2000, with a win.

2. The Seminoles have held opponents to less than 70 points in 15 of 18 games this season.

3. Duke is 17-1 against FSU all-time at Cameron Indoor and 30-7 overall.

BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Blue Devils 78, Seminoles 65.

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