North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 2/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACCN

The Pittsburgh Panthers (9-16) are welcoming the NC State Wolfpack (10-15) at Petersen Events Center on Saturday.

The NC State Wolfpack faced Wake Forest and ended up losing by a score of 69-51 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Wolfpack ended up walking away with 14 and Wake Forest had 16 fouls. They converted 9 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Wake Forest finished shooting 46.2% when shooting free throws by making 6 of their 13 tries. Furthermore, Wake Forest grabbed 33 rebounds (3 offensive, 30 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Wake Forest distributed 17 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In reference to defending, North Carolina State allowed the other team to go 54.0% from the field on 27 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wolfpack knocked down 10 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. North Carolina State finished the contest having earned a 32.2% FG percentage (19 out of 59) and made 3 of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Terquavion Smith is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He racked up 34 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins played and pulled down 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 47.6% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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North Carolina State comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-15 for the season. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.5 fouls per contest. As a team, North Carolina State is pulling in 35.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 293 assists on the campaign, which is 210th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Wolfpack are connecting on 33.2% on three-point attempts (202 of 609) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 73.6 pts per game (115th in the country) while shooting 41.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Wolfpack are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 334th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 362 surrendered so far this season. The Wolfpack defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (688 of 1,465) and they relinquish 36.9 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 37.7% on 3-point shots and they are 320th in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.0).

When they last played, the Pittsburgh Panthers took home the win by a final score of 56-51 against Florida State. The Panthers were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 2 steals in this matchup. Florida State committed 23 fouls for the contest which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Pittsburgh converted 8 out of 25 tries (32.0%). In all, the Panthers walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 54 from the field which had them sitting at 33.3%. The Panthers permitted Florida State to knock down 16 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 28.6% in the matchup. They went 29.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 out of 24 and finished the contest at 12 out of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding attacking the glass, Pittsburgh allowed Florida State to get 35 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Ithiel Horton was important for the Panthers in this contest. He earned 25 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist. He buried 8 of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a record of 9-16 on the campaign. The Panthers are committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 68.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.8 times per contest (322nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. Pittsburgh has scored 1,540 pts for the year (61.6 per contest) and they pull in 34.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Panthers are connecting on 41.1% from the field, which ranks them 315th in the nation.

The Panthers on the defensive side of the court are 106th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 66.4. They are forcing 10.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (165th in college basketball). The Pittsburgh defense concedes 35.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (213 of 600) and their opponents are converting on 68.9% of their foul shots. They allow 14.2 dimes and 31.7 total boards per game, which ranks them 294th and 51st in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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