North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ACCNX

The NC State Wolfpack (10-10) are on their way to Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday where they will compete against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-6).

The NC State Wolfpack played Virginia and notched a win by a score of 77-63 in their last game. North Carolina State ended the contest having earned a 60.0% FG percentage (30 of 50) and knocked down 12 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Wolfpack buried 5 of 6 tries for a rate of 83.3%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 24 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of defense, North Carolina State let their opponent shoot 41.8% from the floor on 23 out of 55 shooting. Virginia doled out 16 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Additionally, Virginia grabbed 24 rebounds (13 offensive, 11 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Virginia finished the contest at 77.8% when shooting free throws by making 7 of 9 tries. They also buried 10 out of their 17 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Wolfpack ended up finishing with 9 while Virginia had 10 fouls.

Terquavion Smith is a guy who played a role for this game. He ended up shooting 61.5% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and also collected 2 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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North Carolina State enters this game with a mark of 10-10 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 10.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, North Carolina State is snagging 36.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 230 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 216th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Wolfpack are connecting on 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 480) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. They average 75.3 pts per game (96th in D-1) while connecting on 42.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Wolfpack are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are giving up 35.2% on shots from distance and they rank 293rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (73.7). The Wolfpack are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (546 of 1,192) and they surrender 37.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 311th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 279 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 82-70 against Louisville. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Notre Dame allowed Louisville to snag 27 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 47.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 21 and finished the contest at 4 of 6 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Fighting Irish allowed Louisville to knock down 28 of their 59 tries from the field which had them sitting at 47.5% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Irish walked away from this one shooting 31 for 49 from the field which had them shooting 63.3%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Notre Dame made 15 out of 23 tries (65.2%). They were able to knock down 5 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. Louisville earned 10 fouls for the contest which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. The Fighting Irish were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for this contest.

Prentiss Hubb was important for the Fighting Irish for the contest. He made 4 of 6 in this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He totaled 12 points in his 36 minutes on the court and tallied 5 assists for the contest.

Notre Dame has a win-loss record of 12-6 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 97th in the nation. Notre Dame has totaled 1,289 pts so far this season (71.6 per game) and they collect 33.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.6 times per game (159th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 10.5 times per game. The Fighting Irish are committing 14.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Fighting Irish on the defensive side of the court are 115th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 66.6. They are able to force 10.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (244th in college basketball). The Notre Dame defense concedes 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (128 of 362) and their opposition knocks down 67.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.8 dimes and 32.4 boards every game, which is ranked 118th and 75th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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