Sweet 16: Florida State vs. Gonzaga Tangle

Zags and Seminoles Match Up Well in Sweet 16

The fans at Staples Center will see a intriguing Sweet 16 matchup on Thursday Night. The Florida State Seminoles and the Gonzaga Bulldogs when they take their seats on Thursday.

Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -6.5-point favorites versus the Seminoles, while the game's total opened at 155. The line has crept down to 6, while the total has dropped to 153.

The Seminoles are big and deep this season. 11 different players saw action in the first eight minutes Sunday against Xavier. The team is tied for 17th in the nation with 5.2 blocks per game. Their two centers, 7-footer Ike Obiagu and 7-4 Christ Koumadje, have combined for 101 blocked shots.

Xavier's two best players couldn't handle FSU pressure. Seniors Trevon Blueitt and J.P Macura, combined to commit half of the Musketeers' 18 turnovers. Florida State closed the game with an 18-4 run to win 75-70. Expect a lot of perimeter defense in this one as well.

After finishing the ACC regular season 9-9, the Seminoles have seen their share of scraps along the way. The Zags will be no different.

Florida State was 3-0 in overtime games against eventual NCAA Tournament teams. They also rallied from 18 down to beat Clemson. The Tigers are still alive in the Midwest Region.

Zags are a Well Balance Team Heading into Sweet 16

The Zags' marched to a fourth straight Sweet 16 appearance. They might not have followed the usual script, but they made plays when it mattered.

After being off for nine days, Gonzaga looked rusty in the first round. They needed a clutch 3-pointer from Zach Norvell Jr. to finally put away UNC-Greensboro 68-64.

The rust was worn off by Saturday when the Bulldogs raced to a 15-0 lead in their second-round matchup with Ohio State.

This was unlike in their November meeting where Gonzaga rolled to a 27-point victory. Ohio State made a second-half surge. The Buckeyes led 67-62 after Keita Bates-Diop's 3-pointer with 6:02 to go.

Zach Norvell, known by his teammates as Snacks, hit from downtown and snatched a rebound that led to a three-point play by Killian Tillie. Gonzaga regained the lead for good.

Norvell finished with 28 points and made 6 of 11 shots from long range. He scored five straight points to put the Zags up 78-69 with 1:52 left. He also has 12 rebounds to set a career high.

To counter the Seminoles' huge front line, the Bulldogs will have stay out of foul trouble. Fouls plagued them against Ohio State. Killian Tillie, a 6-10 sophomore, 6-foot-9 senior Johnathan Williams and Norvell each had four fouls. Point guard Josh Perkins fouled out in the closing seconds.

They have a nation-leading 16-game winning streak. The Zags just make the plays when they had to.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Florida State	22-11	17-13-1	81.12	73.73	7.39	7-5-1	5-6	17-14	9-4	6-5
Gonzaga	32-4	15-19-1	84.19	67.50	16.69	6-9	4-6-1	18-17	8-7	4-7

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
FLAST	15.09	12.97	1.16
GONZG	15.47	11.31	1.37

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
FLAST	11.45	26.30	37.75
GONZG	11.08	28.75	39.83

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
FLAST	47.17	41.96	5.21
GONZG	50.18	40.71	9.47

Team Records

Florida State Seminoles

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	22-11	15-4	7-7	17-13-1	9-7-1	8-6	81.12	73.73	7.39
Last 10	5-5	3-2	2-3	3-7	1-4	2-3	72.90	74.70	-1.80
vs Conf	9-10	7-3	2-7	7-11-1	4-5-1	3-6	79.68	80.63	-0.95

Gonzaga Bulldogs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	32-4	22-2	10-2	15-17-1	11-10	4-7-1	84.19	67.50	16.69
Last 10	10-0	7-0	3-0	6-4	4-3	2-1	79.40	64.60	14.80
vs Conf	20-1	11-1	9-0	9-11-1	6-6	3-5-1	81.00	62.43	18.57

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	81.12	29	67.50	43
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	84.19	9	73.73	166

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Florida State	0-1	0-1	0-1	60.00	19.00	35.59	32.00	6/20	7.00
Gonzaga	1-0	1-0	0-1	67.00	35.00	50.00	38.00	3/10	5.00

Head To Head Detail

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
Mar 19, 2010	FLAST	60	GONZG	67	1	GONZG	132.5	U	GONZG	GONZG	FLAST	19	35	35.6	50	32	38	6/20	3/10	7	5

Sweet 16 Betting Trends

Florida State Seminoles
Florida State is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida State's last 6 games

Gonzaga Bulldogs
Gonzaga is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Gonzaga is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
Gonzaga is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Gonzaga's last 7 games

Team Last 5 Games

Florida State Seminoles

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 18, 2018	XAVIR	75-70	W	5.5	157	W/U	43.64	86.36	8	A
Mar 16, 2018	MIZZU	67-54	W	-1.5	146.5	W/U	42.86	58.06	7	A
Mar 7, 2018	LOUIS	74-82	L	-2.5	150	L/O	44.26	57.14	8	H
Mar 3, 2018	BC	85-76	W	-8.5	159	W/O	50.00	69.57	7	H
Feb 28, 2018	CLEMS	63-76	L	3	145.5	L/U	42.00	63.16	9	A

Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 17, 2018	OHIOS	90-84	W	-4.5	144	W/O	53.45	61.29	9	H
Mar 15, 2018	NCGRE	68-64	W	-12.5	136	L/U	42.37	52.00	5	H
Mar 6, 2018	BYU	74-54	W	-9	142.5	W/U	46.77	85.71	10	H
Mar 5, 2018	SF	88-60	W	-12.5	141	W/O	53.33	80.00	12	H
Mar 3, 2018	LOYMA	83-69	W	-19	149.5	L/O	61.22	50.00	12	H

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