Xavier (29-5) is scheduled to matchup against Florida St. (21-11) this Sunday, March 18th. Tip-off is at 8:40pm ET and the game will be playing live on TNT, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). Xavier is a -6 favorite in this game, 87.5% have picked Xavier to cover the spread. The over/under betting line for total number of points scored is 159, 80% have picked the over. The moneyline for this game is Xavier: -275, Florida State: 225 and 85% have picked Xavier to win the game.
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Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| Xavier | Florida State |
|---|---|
| Trevon Bluiett () | Braian Angola-Rodas () |
| Quentin Goodin () | Phil Cofer () |
| Kerem Kanter () | Christ Koumadje () |
| J.P. Macura () | Terance Mann () |
| Naji Marshall () | CJ Walker () |
Xavier Game Summary
Xavier won their last game against Texas Southern, 102-83 on Friday, March 16th. J.P. Macura (Xavier) scored a team-high 29 points for the winning team, making 11 of 16 attempts from the field for a 68.8% field goal percentage. In 34 minutes, he collected 29 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals, 1 block and 5 threes with 2 turnovers. Demontrae Jefferson led Texas Southern's team in scoring with 20 points, while shooting 7 of 22 (31.8%) from the field. In 40 minutes, Jefferson added to his stat line, 20 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 threes with 5 turnovers.
Florida St. Game Summary
Florida State won their last game against Missouri, 67-54 on Friday, March 16th. Florida State's Mfiondu Kabengele led his team to a win with a team-high 14 points. He went 4 for 10 from the field, shooting 40%. In 27 minutes, Mfiondu collected 14 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 1 three with 1 turnover. Although Missouri was defeated, Kassius Robertson fought to keep his team in the game with 19 points, shooting 46.2% from the field (making 6 of 13 attempts). In 38 minutes, he added 19 points, 4 rebounds and 6 threes with 4 turnovers.
Prediction
Xavier and TSU were in a close battle early, but the top-seed prevailed with a 19-point victory. Florida State, too, found itself on the right side of a large victory. Will the No. 1 seed be threatened this round?
Xavier: 72
FSU: 69
Season Averages
- 3485.238.09.828.216.83.05.812.449.837.578.2
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3281.938.111.826.415.34.96.712.947.435.268.8
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