Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 2/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ACCN

PNC Arena is the site where the NC State Wolfpack (10-14) will attempt to defeat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (19-5) on Wednesday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons stepped onto the hardwood against Florida State and walked away with a win by a score of 68-60 in their last game. Wake Forest walked away from the game with a 45.6% FG percentage (26 of 57) and converted 8 of their 22 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Demon Deacons made 8 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 53.3%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 43 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 dimes for the game while forcing 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning the defense, Wake Forest allowed the other team to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 22 of 67 shooting. Florida State dished out 12 dimes and had 15 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Florida State snagged 34 rebounds (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Florida State finished the game at 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 18 shots. They also buried 4 of 19 shots from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Demon Deacons ended up with 15 while Florida State had 17 personal fouls.

Jake Laravia is a guy who had an impact in the game. He finished the game at 70.0% from the field and recorded 9 dimes. He played 40 minutes played and also snagged 13 boards. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Wake Forest heads into this one with a record of 19-5 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 79.3 pts per contest (24th in D-1) while shooting 48.7% from the field. The Demon Deacons are connecting on 34.3% on 3-point shots (202 of 589) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wake Forest is grabbing 37.0 boards per game and is sitting with 362 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 37th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.1 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Demon Deacons are forcing 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.6% on 3-point shots while they are 185th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.0). The Demon Deacons defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.3% (602 of 1,492) and they concede 34.3 boards per game as a group. They are 232nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 297 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the NC State Wolfpack took a defeat with a final score of 69-57 against Notre Dame. In regard to rebounds, North Carolina State allowed Notre Dame to collect 36 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 35.3% from downtown by going 6 of 17 and ended up shooting 9 out of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Wolfpack permitted Notre Dame to knock down 27 of 51 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.9% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Wolfpack finished shooting 20 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.9%. Concerning shooting from distance, North Carolina State converted 7 of their 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to convert 10 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Notre Dame was called for 13 personal fouls in this contest which got the Wolfpack to the free throw line for 14 shots. They turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Wolfpack earned 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 28 for this contest.

Terquavion Smith was important for the Wolfpack in this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 21 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He racked up 34 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

North Carolina State has a win-loss mark of 10-14 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wolfpack are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which is 275th in the nation. North Carolina State has accounted for 1,789 pts on the campaign (74.5 per contest) and they average 35.6 boards per game. They are getting an assist 11.7 times per game (278th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per game. The Wolfpack are committing 16.6 fouls per contest and they go 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Wolfpack defensively are ranked 319th in D-1 in points given up per game with 75.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (339th in D-1). The North Carolina State defense surrenders 37.4% from downtown (182 of 486) and opponents are connecting on 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.4 dimes and 37.0 boards per game, which is ranked 299th and 300th 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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