North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ABC

The NC State Wolfpack (9-8) are headed to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Duke Blue Devils (13-2).

The NC State Wolfpack took the court against Louisville and earned the victory with a final of 79-63 in their last game. North Carolina State finished with a 56.1% field goal percentage (32 of 57) and buried 12 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Wolfpack converted 3 of 6 tries for a rate of 50.0%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, North Carolina State allowed their opponent to shoot 46.0% from the field on 23 out of 50 shooting. Louisville distributed 15 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In addition, Louisville collected 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Louisville finished the game at 61.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 18 attempts. They converted 6 out of their 14 shots from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Wolfpack walked away with 19 and Louisville totaled 15 fouls.

Terquavion Smith is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He notched 24 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins and also pulled down 5 boards. He finished shooting 69.2% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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North Carolina State will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-8 so far this year. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, North Carolina State is pulling down 37.2 boards per game and has tallied 195 assists this year, which ranks 188th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wolfpack are shooting 32.8% on 3-point shots (135 of 412) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.2 points per contest (89th in D-1) while hitting 42.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Wolfpack have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 307th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 227 relinquished for the season. The Wolfpack defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (462 of 1,024) and they relinquish 37.5 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 34.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 299th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Duke Blue Devils got the victory with a final of 76-64 against Wake Forest. The Blue Devils were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 26 for the game. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. Wake Forest earned 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 53.8%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Duke converted 7 of 15 tries (46.7%). When all was said and done, the Blue Devils finished shooting 31 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 50.8%. The Blue Devils allowed Wake Forest to knock down 24 out of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4% for this game. They finished 12.5% from three-point range by shooting 2 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). Concerning rebounding, Duke allowed Wake Forest to get 34 overall (9 offensive).

AJ Griffin ended up being a factor for the Blue Devils for the game. He earned 22 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the matchup. He made 8 of 11 in this matchup giving him a rate of 72.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Duke has a win-loss record of 13-2 for the campaign. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 14.0 personal fouls per game and they go 73.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.1 times per game (20th in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.7 times per contest. Duke has scored 1,242 points so far this year (82.8 per game) and they average 38.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Blue Devils are shooting 48.6% from the field, which is 23rd in the nation.

The Duke defense surrenders 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (95 of 316) and opponents are knocking down 65.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.7 assists and 34.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 186th and 190th in the country. The Blue Devils on the defensive side of the court are 83rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (104th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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