North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 3/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Location: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ACCNX

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is the site where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (22-8) will try to beat the NC State Wolfpack (11-18) on Wednesday.

The NC State Wolfpack took the court against North Carolina and took a loss by a final of 84-74 in their last game. North Carolina State walked away from the game with a 37.9% FG percentage (25 of 66) and knocked down 9 of their 27 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Wolfpack knocked down 15 of 17 attempts for a rate of 88.2%. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 22 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 10 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defense, North Carolina State allowed their opponent to shoot 51.8% from the field on 29 of 56 shooting. North Carolina totaled 13 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Furthermore, North Carolina snagged 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. North Carolina walked away from this one shooting 91.3% from the charity stripe by making 21 of 23 tries. They also knocked down 5 of their 19 shots from long range. Regarding fouls, the Wolfpack finished with 17 while North Carolina had 16 fouls.

Terquavion Smith is someone who came through in the matchup. He finished 31.8% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 7 of 22 shooting.

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North Carolina State will take the court with a mark of 11-18 this year. They have an average of 73.1 points per game (136th in the country) while hitting 41.6% from the field. The Wolfpack are shooting 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (240 of 711) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Carolina State is pulling down 35.0 boards per game and has accounted for 332 dimes for the year, which ranks 265th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 10.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.3 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Wolfpack have forced 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 306th in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.4). The Wolfpack are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.7% (791 of 1,693) and they concede 37.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 300th in the country in giving up assists with 415 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons walked away with a victory by a final of 99-77 when they played Louisville. With respect to rebounds, Wake Forest allowed Louisville to collect 28 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 16.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 3 out of 18 and finished the contest at 12 out of 21 at the charity stripe (57.1%). The Demon Deacons permitted Louisville to make 31 of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.8% for the contest. Overall, the Demon Deacons went 32 out of 55 from the floor which had them at 58.2%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Wake Forest buried 13 of 27 attempts (48.1%). They were able to knock down 22 of them for a rate of 81.5%. Louisville committed 22 personal fouls for the contest which took the Demon Deacons to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Demon Deacons collected 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 28 for the contest.

Dallas Walton ended up being a major contributor for the Demon Deacons for this game. He accumulated 22 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 8 of 9 for this game for a rate of 88.9%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Wake Forest has a win-loss record of 22-8 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Demon Deacons are hitting on 48.5% from the floor, which ranks 15th in the country. Wake Forest has totaled 2,365 pts for the year (78.8 per game) and they pull down 36.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (58th in the country) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest. The Demon Deacons are committing 15.4 fouls per game and they connect on 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Demon Deacons defensively are ranked 201st in the country in points allowed per contest with 69.6. They have forced 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (78th in the nation). The Wake Forest defense concedes 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (212 of 667) and opponents are converting on 70.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.5 assists and 33.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 167th and 128th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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