North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 3/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN2

Donald L. Tucker Center is the location where the Florida State Seminoles (16-13) will compete against the NC State Wolfpack (11-19) on Saturday.

The NC State Wolfpack took the court against Wake Forest and went home with a loss by a final score of 101-76 in their last game. North Carolina State finished the game having earned a 40.3% field goal percentage (25 of 62) and converted 12 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Wolfpack made 14 of 21 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 26 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of defense, North Carolina State allowed their opponent to shoot 60.9% from the floor on 39 out of 64 shooting. Wake Forest dished out 20 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In addition, Wake Forest collected 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Wake Forest finished 86.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 15 shots. They buried 10 of 27 tries from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Wolfpack ended up finishing with 19 and Wake Forest finished the game with 18 fouls.

Terquavion Smith is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. He left the arena with 22 points on 6 of 18 shooting. He played 38 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes.

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North Carolina State will enter this game with a mark of 11-19 on the year. They are averaging 73.2 pts per game (129th in Division 1) while shooting 41.5% from the field. The Wolfpack are connecting on 34.2% on three-point shots (252 of 736) and 72.4% from the free throw line. As a team, North Carolina State is pulling down 34.8 boards per game and has accumulated 341 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 273rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Wolfpack are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 316th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 437 surrendered so far this season. The Wolfpack defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (830 of 1,757) and they concede 37.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 321st in Division 1 in opponents points per game (75.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida State Seminoles got the victory with a final of 74-70 against Notre Dame. The Seminoles collected 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. Notre Dame committed 10 fouls for the game which got the Seminoles to the charity stripe for 8 tries. They were able to knock down 6 of those for a clip of 75.0%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Florida State knocked down 12 of 29 attempts (41.4%). When all was said and done, the Seminoles finished the game shooting 28 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. The Seminoles allowed Notre Dame to convert 30 of 69 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% for the game. They finished shooting 26.3% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 5 of 19 and ended up shooting 5 out of 9 from the free throw line (55.6%). When discussing attacking the glass, Florida State allowed Notre Dame to pull down 35 in total (10 offensive).

John Butler was important for the Seminoles in this contest. He scored 16 points in his 28 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist. He buried 6 of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and added 8 rebounds.

Florida State has a record of 16-13 on the campaign. The Seminoles are committing 16.4 fouls every game and they go 70.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.1 times per contest (112th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. Florida State has totaled 2,055 pts for the season (70.9 per contest) and they grab 34.7 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Seminoles are shooting 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 226th in the country.

The Florida State defense concedes 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (254 of 695) and their opposition knocks down 70.8% of their foul shots. They have allowed 13.9 assists and 34.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 278th and 191st in D-1. The Seminoles defensively are ranked 236th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 71.0. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (245th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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