Virginia Tech Hokies vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 1/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ACCN

The Virginia Tech Hokies (9-7) are traveling to PNC Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the NC State Wolfpack (9-9).

The Virginia Tech Hokies faced Notre Dame and went home with a win by a final score of 79-73 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Hokies ended up finishing with 18 while Notre Dame finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 19 shots from 3-point range. Notre Dame ended up going 72.2% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of 18 attempts. On top of that, Notre Dame collected 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Notre Dame doled out 12 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. With respect to defending, Virginia Tech allowed the other team to go 47.3% from the field on 26 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and having 1 steal. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned a total of 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Hokies buried 11 of their 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. Virginia Tech ended the contest having earned a 59.2% FG percentage (29 out of 49) and converted 10 out of their 20 three-point shots.

Justyn Mutts is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He notched 24 points on 9 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. He finished the game at 81.8% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Virginia Tech will enter this matchup with a mark of 9-7 this year. They average 69.9 pts per game (232nd in the country) while going 46.3% from the field. The Hokies are connecting on 39.3% on shots from 3-point land (138 of 351) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Virginia Tech is collecting 32.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 221 assists on the season, which ranks 162nd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.9 times per game and as a team are committing 14.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hokies have forced 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 27.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 16th in college hoops in PPG allowed (59.3). The Hokies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.2% (356 of 864) and they concede 31.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 77th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 174 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the NC State Wolfpack took a loss by a score of 88-73 when they played Duke. The Wolfpack were able to snag 15 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. Duke committed 10 fouls for the contest which got the Wolfpack to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 60.0%. Concerning shooting from distance, North Carolina State made 5 out of their 19 tries (26.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Wolfpack walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 75 from the floor which had them shooting 41.3%. The Wolfpack allowed Duke to convert 35 out of 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 58.3% for the contest. They went 30.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 out of 13 and ended up shooting 14 out of 24 at the free throw line (58.3%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, North Carolina State permitted Duke to grab 35 in total (15 offensive).

Dereon Seabron pitched in for the Wolfpack in the matchup. He racked up 16 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He made 7 of 17 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and earned 10 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a win-loss mark of 9-9 for the year. The Wolfpack have committed 17.4 fouls per game and they connect on 70.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.4 times per contest (299th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per contest. North Carolina State has scored 1,369 pts on the year (76.1 per contest) and they grab 37.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Wolfpack are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which ranks 269th in college hoops.

The North Carolina State defense allows 34.5% on shots from distance (122 of 354) and their opponents are connecting on 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 13.9 assists and 37.6 rebounds per game, which is 274th and 301st in college hoops. The Wolfpack defensively are ranked 309th in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.9. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (319th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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