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

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Friday, December 2, 2022

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ACCN

The NC State Wolfpack (7-1) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Panthers (5-3) at PNC Arena on Friday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced off with Northwestern and notched a win by a score of 87-58 in their last contest. Pittsburgh walked away from the game with a 48.1% field goal percentage (26 of 54) and converted 14 out of their 22 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 21 of their 27 tries for a rate of 77.8%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 22 assists for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Pittsburgh allowed the other team to shoot 34.4% from the floor on 21 out of 61 shooting. Northwestern totaled 15 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Moreover, Northwestern pulled down 28 rebounds (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Northwestern went 46.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 13 tries. They knocked down 10 of 32 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Panthers ended up walking away with 16 while Northwestern finished the game with 19 fouls.

Blake Hinson is one guy who was important for the contest. He ended up shooting 55.6% from the field and earned 5 dimes. He saw the court for 34 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He left the arena with 22 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Pittsburgh enters this one with a win-loss mark of 5-3 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Pittsburgh is grabbing 40.1 boards per contest and has tallied 116 dimes on the season, which is 88th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are connecting on 33.3% on 3-pointers (70 of 210) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. They average 73.3 points per contest (176th in college basketball) on 43.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are forcing 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They rank 264th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 103 relinquished on the season. The Panthers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.1% (196 of 477) and they concede 33.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 30.3% on shots from distance while they are 150th in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.3).

When they last played, the NC State Wolfpack got the win with a final of 85-64 when they played William & Mary. Regarding how they attacked the glass, North Carolina State permitted William & Mary to grab 32 overall (10 on the offensive side). They finished 36.8% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 19 and ended up shooting 13 out of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). The Wolfpack allowed William & Mary to bury 22 of their 57 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 38.6% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Wolfpack shot 31 for 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. Regarding shots from distance, North Carolina State knocked down 12 of their 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to bury 11 of them for a percentage of 57.9%. William & Mary committed 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Wolfpack pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 41 in the matchup.

Casey Morsell ended up being a factor for the Wolfpack for the contest. He knocked down 8 out of 12 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

North Carolina State has a mark of 7-1 on the campaign. The Wolfpack commit 16.1 fouls per game and they connect on 73.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per game (92nd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. North Carolina State has accounted for 664 points on the year (83.0 per game) and they average 38.0 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wolfpack are hitting on 48.2% from the field, which has them ranked 58th in D-1.

The North Carolina State defense gives up 34.0% on 3-point attempts (48 of 141) and opponents are converting on 65.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.1 assists and 32.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 173rd and 79th in college hoops. The Wolfpack are ranked 105th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 65.4. They are forcing 16.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (195th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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