North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 12/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPNU

Watsco Center is the location where the Miami Hurricanes (9-3) will try to defeat the NC State Wolfpack (7-5) on Wednesday.

The NC State Wolfpack played Wright State and took a loss by a score of 84-70 in their last contest. North Carolina State walked away from the contest having earned a 38.2% FG percentage (29 of 76) and converted 7 of 26 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Wolfpack knocked down 5 of 9 attempts for a percentage of 55.6%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 17 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 assists in the matchup as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding the defense, North Carolina State let their opponent shoot 52.5% from the floor on 31 of 59 shooting. Wright State totaled 11 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Moreover, Wright State had 41 boards (8 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Wright State ended up shooting 93.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 16 tries. They also made 7 out of their 18 tries from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Wolfpack ended up finishing with 17 while Wright State finished the game with 15 fouls.

Terquavion Smith is one player who was a contributor for this game. He walked away with 27 points on 12 out of 25 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins played and totaled 3 boards. He shot 48.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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North Carolina State will enter this game with a mark of 7-5 this year. They lose possession via turnover 9.9 times per game and as a group are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Carolina State is collecting 38.4 boards per game and has tallied 123 assists this year, which has them ranked 313th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Wolfpack are connecting on 30.2% on 3-pointers (85 of 281) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. They average 76.7 points per game (87th in the country) while connecting on 41.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wolfpack are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are giving up 32.7% on 3-pointers while they are 300th in college basketball in opponents PPG (74.3). The Wolfpack defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (328 of 751) and they concede 39.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 207th in college basketball in giving up assists with 153 conceded so far this year.

When they last played, the Miami Hurricanes got the victory with a final of 82-72 when they played Stetson. Regarding attacking the glass, Miami permitted Stetson to pull down 30 overall (5 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 13 of 26 and ended up shooting 5 out of 6 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Hurricanes permitted Stetson to make 27 out of 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Hurricanes finished the game shooting 28 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.2%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Miami made 14 out of 29 attempts (48.3%). They were able to bury 12 of them for a clip of 60.0%. Stetson earned 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They gave up possession 6 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Hurricanes were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the matchup.

Kameron McGusty ended up being a major contributor for the Hurricanes in this game. He earned 27 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 9 of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 9-3 on the season. The Hurricanes commit 15.4 fouls per game while shooting 75.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per game (236th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per game. Miami has totaled 886 pts this year (73.8 per game) and they average 31.8 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Hurricanes are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which is ranked 99th in D-1.

The Hurricanes are ranked 242nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 71.0. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (304th in college hoops). The Miami defense allows 37.1% from downtown (109 of 294) and their opposition knocks down 66.9% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.9 assists and 34.5 rebounds every game, which ranks 266th and 181st in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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