FSU and Oklahoma State Tip-Off in Orange Bowl Classic

Orange Bowl Classic Features Two Underrated Teams

The Oklahoma State Cowboys and the 19th-ranked Florida State Seminoles will meet in the Orange Bowl Classic on Saturday when they battle at BB&T Center.

Florida State is one of only six unbeaten NCAA Division I programs left in the nation. Their 9-0 record will be put to the test against a good OSU Cowboys team.

Oddsmakers opened the Seminoles as -6.5-point favorites versus the Cowboys, while the game's total opened at 154. The line is now FSU -6 and the total has dropped to 152.

In their last action, Florida State was a 72-53 winner at home against the Tulane Green Wave. They covered the -13.5-point spread as favorites.

The victory extended Florida State's home winning streak to 25 games dating back to the 2015-16 season. The Seminoles are beating opponents by an average of 20 points during their fast start. They are led by guard Terance Mann, who is average 15.6 points.

The 9-0 start is also historic for the school. Only one Florida State team has had a better beginning to the season -- the 2003-04 team, which went 10-0 before losing a game.

Cowboys Look for Fresh Start in Orange Bowl Classic

Oklahoma State was a 78-66 loser in their most recent outing at home against Wichita State Shockers. They failed to cover the +5.5-point spread as underdogs.

The Cowboys are looking for a morale boost after having a tough week following the dismissal of two players. Guard Davon Dillard and freshman guard Zack Dawson were dismissed from the team Wednesday. They were kicked off the team as they "failed to meet unspecified standards set by the program."

Both players had actually already been suspended prior to the season for unknown reasons. They missed a total of six games between the two of them.

Before the Wichita State loss the Cowboys had won four straight games. Their only other defeat came against No. 16 Texas A&M on Nov. 20.

The Cowboys are led by guard Jeffrey Carroll with 12.7 points per game. Oklahoma State is also expecting to have 6-foot-11 forward Yankuba Sima eligible and playing for the first time this season. He is a transfer from St. John's.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Oklahoma State	7-2	4-4	80.00	62.29	17.71	4-2	0-0	1-7	1-5	0-0
Florida State	9-0	7-0	88.83	68.83	20	2-0	2-0	4-3	2-0	1-1

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
OKST	17.71	12.57	1.41
FLAST	18.67	13.50	1.38

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
OKST	12.71	27.71	40.42
FLAST	13.50	25.83	39.33

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
OKST	44.02	39.49	4.53
FLAST	51.66	37.47	14.19

Team Records

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	7-2	6-2	1-0	3-4	3-3	0-1	78.78	64.00	14.78
Last 10	7-2	6-2	1-0	3-4	3-3	0-1	78.78	64.00	14.78
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00

Florida State Seminoles

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	9-0	6-0	3-0	7-0	4-0	3-0	87.11	67.00	20.11
Last 10	9-0	6-0	3-0	7-0	4-0	3-0	87.11	67.00	20.11
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00

Orange Bowl Classic Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	78.78	85	67.00	71
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	87.11	20	64.00	36

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Oklahoma State	--	--	--
Florida State	--	--	--

Head To Head Detail

Date

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals

Orange Bowl Classic Betting Trends

Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Florida State Seminoles
Florida State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Team Last 5 Games

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 9, 2017	WICHI	66-78	L	5.5	146.5	L/U	40.38	85.71	6	H
Dec 3, 2017	MSVAL	83-62	W				52.54	71.43	11	H
Nov 29, 2017	APEAY	79-63	W	-23	150.5	L/U	49.12	70.59	11	H
Nov 26, 2017	HOUBPT	101-74	W				48.39	93.94	10	H
Nov 21, 2017	PITT	73-67	W	-12	142	L/U	37.88	84.21	7	A

Florida State Seminoles

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Dec 10, 2017	TULAN	72-53	W	-13.5	156.5	W/U	44.83	54.17	7	H
Dec 6, 2017	LOYOL	96-71	W				57.63	85.00	11	H
Dec 4, 2017	FLA	83-66	W	9	164	W/U	38.89	83.33	7	A
Nov 28, 2017	RUTGR	78-73	W	-4.5	140	W/O	44.83	62.50	6	A
Nov 24, 2017	CITDL	113-78	W	-30	187.5	W/O	52.50	68.18	14	H

Next up:
Oklahoma State home to Tulsa Tuesday, December 19
Florida State home to Charleston Southern Monday, December 18

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