The Florida State Seminoles and Duquesne Dukes meet for the first time when they kick off the 2022 season in Tallahassee, Fla., on Saturday. After a poor start to the 2021 season, the Seminoles won five of their last eight games to finish tied for fourth with Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 4-4 and 5-7 overall. Duquesne tied Bryant at 5-2 in the Northeast Conference and was 7-3 overall. Florida State was 3-4 at home, while Duquesne was 4-2 on the road.
The game from Doak Campbell Stadium is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM ET. Duquesne averages 346 yards per game on offense, while Florida State 379.4. The Seminoles are favored by 42.5 points in the latest Duquesne vs. Florida State odds, while the over-under for total points scored is 55.5. Before making any Duquesne vs. Florida State picks, be sure to check out SportsLine’s Emory Hunt’s college football expert picks.
Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has provided analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player’s perspective. Hunt has gone an astounding 14-5 in his last 19 picks involving the state of Florida, returning $850. Anyone who followed him is very high.
Now, Hunt has set FSU targets against Duquesne and just locked in his picks and CFB predictions. You can head over to SportsLine now to see his picks. Now, here are some college football odds and betting lines for Duquesne vs. FSU:
- Florida State vs. Duquesne Spread: Florida State -42.5
- Florida State vs. Duquesne Over/Under: 55.5
- DUQ: Last season the Dukes ranked second in the NEC in scoring, averaging 29.5 points per game.
- FSU: The Seminoles have 84 underclassmen on their roster with just 12 seniors.
- Florida State vs. Duquesne picks: See the picks on SportsLine
Why the State of Florida may cover
The Seminoles return a key piece to their defense in redshirt freshman free safety Jammie Robinson. Robinson was impressive last season, leading the team in tackles with 84, including 42 solo. He also knocked down three passes and picked off four more. He also forced two fumbles. In last year’s season finale at Florida, Robinson recorded 18 tackles, including six solo. For his career, which began at South Carolina, he has 220 tackles, including 135 solo, with 11 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and six interceptions.
The offense will again be led by redshirt freshman quarterback Jordan Travis. He has played in 22 games at FSU and is 200-for-336 passing for 2,674 yards and 21 touchdowns while rushing for 1,317 yards and 17 touchdowns on 254 carries. Travis ranked fifth in the ACC in completion percentage at 62.9 and hit 62.1 percent passing in six of his 10 games. He also posted a percentage better than 80 percent twice.
Why Duquesne can cover
The Dukes have a pair of strong quarterbacks in junior Joe Mischler and sophomore Darius Perrantes. Mischler, a transfer from Ohio, led the Dukes to overtime in the NEC championship in the spring of 2021 before blowing out his ACL in the fall opener at Texas Christian. Perrantes, a transfer from Rhode Island, took over and led Duquesne to seven wins. Only one will start, but Dukes coach Jerry Schmitt has said both will play, at least to start the year.
Mischler started all five games in the spring of 2021, earning first-team All-NEC honors. He completed 85 of 130 passes for 1,195 yards and a conference-high nine touchdowns. Perrantes entered during the fall season and started eight games. He completed 139 of 233 passes for 1,620 yards with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He ranked third in the NEC with 180 yards per game and a passing efficiency of 136.13.
How to make Duquesne vs. FSU picks
For Saturday’s contest, Hunt is banking on the total, and he’s also isolated a critical X-factor that he believes makes one side of the spread a must. He’s sharing what it is and which side of the spread he’s backing, only on SportsLine.
So who wins Florida State vs. Duquesne? And what critical factor X makes one side of the spread a must? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the spread you should jump on Saturday, all from the expert who’s printed his college football picks and find out.