Florida State vs. Miami (FL) betting: College basketball preview for February 19

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The Miami Hurricanes (6-19, 2-12 ACC) visit the Florida State Seminoles (15-10, 6-8 ACC) after losing 11 straight road games. The Seminoles are favored by 8.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The point total in the matchup is set at 154.5.

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Florida State vs. Miami (FL) betting lines

  • Florida State moneyline odds to win: -405
  • Miami (FL) moneyline odds to win: +313
  • Spread: Florida State (-8.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Florida State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Florida State sports a better record against the spread when playing at home (9-4-0) than it does in away games (2-6-0).
  • At home, the Seminoles exceed the over/under 46.2% of the time (six of 13 games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, eclipsing the total in 50% of games (four of eight).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Florida State has won a higher percentage of its games at home (.800) compared to road games (.000).

Recent trends

  • The Seminoles’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 69.6 points a contest compared to the 75.3 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Florida State’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (73.5) is 2.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70.9).
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Seminoles are making 0.8 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (5.4 compared to 6.2 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (28.7% compared to 31.8% season-long).

Florida State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-11-0 (Home: 9-4-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 7-2-0 (As Favorite: 11-4-0; As Underdog: 3-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-15-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 0-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 1-2; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (149th in nation) 40.9 (39th) 32.1 (177th) 31.6 (213th) 13.6 (187th) 12.4 (280th)

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Miami (FL) statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Miami (FL) has a lower winning percentage at home (.286, 4-10-0 record) than away (.429, 3-4-0).
  • Hurricanes games have finished above the over/under 64.3% of the time at home (nine of 14), and 57.1% of the time on the road (four of seven).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Hurricanes have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-4) than on the road (0-5).

Recent trends

  • While the Hurricanes are putting up 75.2 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, amassing 71.9 points per contest.
  • Miami (FL) is allowing 86.5 points per game over its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 79.9 points allowed.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Hurricanes are making 7.1 treys per contest, 0.3 fewer threes than their season average (7.4). They sport a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (33.0%) compared to their season average (32.2%).

Miami (FL) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-17-0 (Home: 4-10-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-11-0; As Underdog: 6-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-10-0 (Home: 9-5-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-8 (Home: 4-4; Away: 0-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-11 (Home: 1-4; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (90th in nation) 49.1 (360th) 29.5 (317th) 30.4 (135th) 12.7 (258th) 9.9 (52nd)
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