Detroit Titans vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 12/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Titans vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN

The NC State Wolfpack (8-3) will try to defeat the Detroit Titans (0-11) at PNC Arena on Saturday.

The Detroit Titans faced Loyola Marymount and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-56 in their last contest. Detroit wrapped up the contest with a 28.3% field goal percentage (17 out of 60) and buried 5 of their 19 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Titans converted 17 of 22 tries for a percentage of 77.3%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 6 assists for the game in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of defending, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 29 of 58 shooting. Loyola Marymount earned 11 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In addition, Loyola Marymount totaled 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Loyola Marymount finished the contest at 84.6% from the free throw line by converting 11 of 13 tries. They made 7 out of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Titans ended up finishing with 17 while Loyola Marymount recorded 18 fouls.

Marcus Tankersley is someone who played a role for the contest. He finished the contest at 38.9% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 36 mins and also collected 5 boards. He racked up 17 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Detroit will take the court with a record of 0-11 so far this season. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 30.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 115 dimes this season, which ranks 333rd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Titans are connecting on 28.2% on three-point attempts (60 of 213) and 67.7% from the free throw line. They average 60.8 pts per contest (357th in the country) while going 40.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Titans are forcing 11.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.7 fouls. They rank 325th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 178 conceded so far this year. The Titans are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.9% (302 of 630) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 41.6% on 3-point shots and they are 318th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (77.6).

In their last game, the NC State Wolfpack walked away with a victory by a final of 82-70 against Saint Louis. The Wolfpack were able to collect 16 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 26 for the matchup. They coughed it up 6 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. Saint Louis committed 22 fouls in this contest which took the Wolfpack to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 50.0%. Regarding shooting from downtown, North Carolina State converted 9 out of their 25 attempts (36.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Wolfpack finished the game shooting 31 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Wolfpack permitted Saint Louis to make 23 out of their 46 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 8.3% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 1 of 12 and ended up shooting 23 out of 29 from the free throw line (79.3%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, North Carolina State permitted Saint Louis to grab 33 overall (7 offensive).

Casey Morsell ended up being a factor for the Wolfpack in this matchup. He tallied 21 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the contest. He converted 8 out of 11 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a win-loss mark of 8-3 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wolfpack are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 133rd in the country. North Carolina State has earned 875 pts for the season (79.5 per contest) and they collect 36.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.1 times per contest (152nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 9.5 times per game. The Wolfpack are committing 17.6 fouls per game and they go 69.6% from the free throw line.

The Wolfpack on defense are ranked 176th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 70.5. They are able to force 14.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (193rd in college basketball). The North Carolina State defense surrenders 33.9% on three-point shots (78 of 230) and opponents are converting on 68.7% of their foul shots. They allow 12.6 assists and 36.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 181st and 271st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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