Last year, the 74.5 points per game the Seminoles scored were only 1.4 fewer points than the Eagles gave up (75.9).
Florida State had an 11-4 record last season when scoring more than 75.9 points.
When Georgia Southern gave up fewer than 74.5 points last season, it went 7-3.
The Eagles put up an average of 74.2 points per game last year, just 1.7 more points than the 72.5 the Seminoles allowed to opponents.
When it scored more than 72.5 points last season, Georgia Southern went 13-6.
Florida State had a 16-2 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 74.2 points.
The Seminoles outscored their opponents by a total of 64 points last season (2.0 points per game on average), and opponents of the Eagles outscored them by 56 more points on the year (1.7 per game).

The Seminoles shot 45.4% from the field last season, 1.9 percentage points higher than the 43.5% the Eagles allowed to opponents.
In games Florida State shot better than 43.5% from the field, it went 15-3 overall.
The Eagles shot at a 43.0% clip from the field last season, 1.2 percentage points greater than the 41.8% shooting opponents of the Seminoles averaged.
Georgia Southern compiled a 13-6 straight up record in games it shot better than 41.8% from the field.

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The Seminoles and the Eagles rebounded at around the same clip, averaging 31.3 and 32.9 boards per game last season, respectively.
When Georgia Southern earned the rebounding advantage they were 5-11 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Florida State was 5-11.
The Seminoles were the 214th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball. The Eagles ranked 127th.
The Seminoles averaged 8.6 offensive rebounds per game, 1.9 rebounds less than the Eagles.
The Eagles were 11-9 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Seminoles were 7-8 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Eagles were the 127th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Seminoles finished 199th.
Both teams struggled to gain an advantage on the boards last season. Florida State recorded an average rebounding margin of -0.5 rebounds per game, and Georgia Southern averaged a margin of -0.6 rebounds.

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