Pittsburgh vs. Florida State betting: College basketball preview for January 15

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The Pittsburgh Panthers (12-4, 3-2 ACC) hit the road in ACC action against the Florida State Seminoles (11-5, 2-3 ACC) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET. The Panthers are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is 148 for the matchup.

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Pittsburgh vs. Florida State betting lines

  • Pittsburgh moneyline odds to win: -153
  • Florida State moneyline odds to win: +128
  • Spread: Pittsburgh (-2.5)
  • Total: 148

Pittsburgh statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Pittsburgh sports a better record against the spread (7-3-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (1-3-0).
  • The Panthers have gone over the total more often when playing at home, hitting the over in six of 10 home matchups (60%). On the road, they have hit the over in one of four games (25%).
  • Pittsburgh has fared worse as a moneyline favorite at home, sporting a home record of 9-1, compared to going 1-0 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Panthers’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 78.7 points a contest compared to the 81.4 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Pittsburgh has been slightly suspect on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 75.4 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 69.7 it has surrendered this season.
  • While the Panthers are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (8.5 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (8.7), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (36.5% from deep over the last 10, 36.2% on the season).

Pittsburgh betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-7-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 8-5-0 (As Favorite: 8-5-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-7-1 (Home: 6-3-1; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-2 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.0 (53rd in nation) 42.1 (113th) 32.7 (185th) 29.5 (99th) 14.3 (153rd) 9.9 (43rd)

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Florida State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Florida State has a better winning percentage at home (.750, 6-2-0 record) than on the road (.250, 1-3-0).
  • Both at home (four of eight) and away (two of four), the Seminoles’ games have finished over (in terms of the over/under) 50% of the time.
  • The Seminoles’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-1), and on the road it is .250 (1-3).

Recent trends

  • The Seminoles have fared better offensively over their last 10 games, tallying 79.4 points per contest, 1.6 more than their season average of 77.8.
  • Florida State has performed worse defensively over its last 10 games, surrendering 71.9 points per contest, 2.2 more points than its season average of 69.7.
  • The Seminoles are sinking 6.9 threes per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.3 more than their average for the season (6.6). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their past 10 games (36.5%) compared to their season average from three-point land (33.2%).

Florida State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-6-0 (Home: 6-2-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 0-4-0 (As Favorite: 9-1-0; As Underdog: 1-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-10-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-1 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.1 (74th in nation) 40.5 (51st) 31.1 (272nd) 30.8 (164th) 14.5 (136th) 12.4 (265th)
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