California Golden Bears vs Florida State Seminoles Picks and Predictions for Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Use Code WWWC The California Golden Bears will be on the road Wednesday night with a game inside the Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL, at 7:00 PM against the Florida State Seminoles, and we have you ready to roll with our California vs Florida State prediction. California has fifteen wins and five losses coming into Wednesday. The Florida State Seminoles return home Wednesday night with eight wins and 12 losses thus far this season. California comes into Wednesday riding a 2-game winning streak after a 12-point road win. victory at Stanford in their last outing. Florida State comes in struggling, having lost three of the last four overall, following a three-point road loss to SMU in its last outing. Read more about this California vs Florida State prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our NCAAB Predictions!
California looks for 3 in a row
The California Golden Bears are averaging 70.8 points on 45% shooting from the floor and 81 points per game over their last three victories. Defensively, California has held its own, holding opponents to 70.3 points per game this season. Offensively, California was a better team in their last outing, scoring 78 points on 41% shooting and knocking down 10 triples in the game. Defensively, California controlled things, allowing just 66 points on 27% shooting. The Golden Bears pulled in 41 rebounds and forced 7 turnovers to seal the victory. John Camden led the California offense against Stanford with 25 points on 13 shots in 35 minutes. Justin Pippen chipped in 18 points, while Dai Dai Ames added a third-best 11 points on 12 shots in 28 minutes.
Dai Dai Ames leads the California offense this season, averaging 17 points per game. Justin Pippen is second on the roster, averaging 14.8 points to go along with the team-leading 4.2 assists. John Camden averages 14 points, and Chris Bell is 4th on the team with 12 points per game. Lee Dort averages 8.3 points to go along with the team-leading 7.7 rebounds per game. Rytis Petraitis has averaged 5.3 points per game this season for California, but has played just 7 total times.
Key Injury Report for California:
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- Lee Dort (Questionable) – Thigh
- Sammie Yeanay (Questionable) – Undisclosed
- Jovani Ruff (Questionable) – Undisclosed
- Rytus Petraitis (Questionable) – Undisclosed
Florida State tries to end skid
The Florida State offense has been the team's biggest strength this season, averaging 81.3 points on 42% shooting from the floor. Defensively, Florida State is allowing 8.5 points per game this season, but has allowed an average of 89.75 points per game over its last four losses. Defensively, Florida State was again outmatched in its last outing, giving up 83 points on 44% shooting, and SMU knocked down 10 triples in the game. The Florida State offense did score the ball well, pouring in 86 points on 42% shooting and knocking down triples. Florida State won the rebounding battle by 5, but turned the ball over 8 times in the loss. Robert McCray V led the way for the Florida State offense in their last outing with 21 points on 21 shots in 32 minutes. Lajae Jones added a second-best 20 points on 11 shots, and Alex Steen scored 14 points on seven shots in 22 minutes. Martin Somerville led the way off the Florida State bench with 13 points on eight shots in 26 minutes.
Robert McCray V leads the Florida State offense this season with 14.3 points and 6.5 assists per game. Chauncey Wiggins is second on the Florida State roster with 11.6 points. Lajae Jones averages 11.1 points, and Kobe MaGee is 4th on the team, averaging 10.1 points per game. Big man Alex Steen averages 7.1 points and led Florida State, pulling in 5.9 rebounds per game. Martin Somerville is fifth on the team, averaging 9.7 points in just over 25 minutes per game.
Key Injury Report for Florida State:
- Jasen Lopez (Questionable) – Undisclosed
- Shah Muhammad (Questionable) – Undisclosed
- Xavier Osceola (Questionable) – Undisclosed
California vs Florida State Pick
- California vs Florida State Spread Pick
California is the far better team in this matchup, which will show from the opening minutes Tuesday night. Look for the Golden Bears to dominate this game on both sides of the ball as they are better than Florida State. Florida State comes into this game struggling immensely, and that will continue against a good California team. Take the Golden Bears to continue their winning ways; they get the win and cover on the road. Take California Tuesday night to pick up their 16th victory of the season as they get a co in Tallahassee against Florida State.
- California vs Florida State Over/Under Pick
California is a better team in this matchup and will do the job Tuesday night to get the win. Florida State has been terrible on both sides of the ball as of late, and that will continue in this game. Look for Florida State to continue to struggle on the offensive side as California runs off with the victory. The Golden Bears will score well enough in this game to get an easy win and cover, but Florida State will struggle on that end. Take the under on Wednesday night in Tallahassee as Florida State again struggles to score in ACC play.
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