North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 12/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: Youtube TV

The NC State Wolfpack (11-3) are headed to Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday where they will try to beat the Clemson Tigers (10-3).

The NC State Wolfpack faced off with Louisville and walked away with a win by a score of 76-64 in their last game. North Carolina State wrapped up the contest with a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 out of 62) and converted 10 out of their 26 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Wolfpack knocked down 14 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 29 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in this contest while forcing 18 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to the defense, North Carolina State let their opponent shoot 51.1% from the field on 23 out of 45 shooting. Louisville recorded 5 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In addition, Louisville grabbed 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Louisville shot 58.3% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of 24 shots. They also knocked down 4 out of their 8 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Wolfpack ended up walking away with 18 while Louisville accounted for 17 personal fouls.

D.J. Burns is a guy who was a factor for the game. He was able to score 17 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He played 34 minutes and collected 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 80.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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North Carolina State enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-3 this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.6 fouls per contest. As a team, North Carolina State is pulling down 37.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 211 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 33rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wolfpack are shooting 35.9% on shots from distance (128 of 357) and 70.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.6 points per outing (36th in the country) while going 46.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wolfpack are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 150th in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.6). The Wolfpack defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (348 of 805) and they relinquish 33.6 boards per game as a team. They are 236th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 169 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Clemson Tigers took home the win by a final score of 79-66 against Georgia Tech. The Tigers recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. Georgia Tech had 17 fouls in this game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of those for a clip of 92.3%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Clemson made 5 out of their 18 tries (27.8%). Overall, the Tigers finished the game shooting 31 for 62 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Tigers permitted Georgia Tech to make 25 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.1% for the matchup. They finished 21.7% from three-point range by going 5 of 23 and finished the game at 11 out of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Clemson permitted Georgia Tech to snag 28 in all (5 on the offensive side).

PJ Hall ended up being a factor for the Tigers for the matchup. He earned 25 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He converted 12 of 18 in this game for a rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Clemson has a win-loss mark of 10-3 on the year. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 47.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 60th in the nation. Clemson has totaled 985 points this year (75.8 per game) and they snag 34.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 16.2 times per contest (41st in the country) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. The Tigers commit 17.3 fouls per game and they connect on 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 124th in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.5. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (95th in college basketball). The Clemson defense gives up 32.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (101 of 310) and opponents are connecting on 73.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 10.8 dimes and 31.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 64th and 65th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Clemson and under the total points

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