Miami Hurricanes vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ACCNX

The NC State Wolfpack (13-4) welcome the Miami Hurricanes (13-2) at PNC Arena on Saturday.

The Miami Hurricanes played Georgia Tech and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-70 in their last contest. Miami finished having earned a 35.3% FG percentage (24 out of 68) and made 5 out of their 32 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Hurricanes knocked down 17 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 32 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 12 assists for the contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In the matter of defending, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 41.0% from the field on 25 of 61 shooting. Georgia Tech earned 15 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. On top of that, Georgia Tech collected 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't have a block. Georgia Tech shot 89.5% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 19 shots. They knocked down 9 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. With respect to personal fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 17 and Georgia Tech racked up 17 personal fouls.

Jordan Miller is a player who played a role for the game. He scored 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and grabbed 3 boards. He ended up going 58.3% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Miami will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-2 on the season. They turn it over 11.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 14.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Miami is pulling in 34.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 224 assists so far this season, which is 178th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Hurricanes are connecting on 31.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (106 of 333) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.3 points per outing (66th in Division 1) while going 47.3% from the field.

On defense, the Hurricanes are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 14.9 personal fouls. They give up 32.0% on 3-point shots while they are 166th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (68.3). The Hurricanes defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (374 of 877) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 174th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 202 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the NC State Wolfpack walked away with a victory by a final of 73-69 against Virginia Tech. The Wolfpack earned 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. Virginia Tech earned 21 fouls for this contest which got the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, North Carolina State buried 5 of 21 attempts (23.8%). Overall, the Wolfpack went 24 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4%. The Wolfpack permitted Virginia Tech to make 24 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.3% in this matchup. They finished 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 18 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, North Carolina State permitted Virginia Tech to collect 26 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Terquavion Smith was important for the Wolfpack for the game. He earned 22 points in his 39 mins on the court and accounted for 3 dimes for the game. He buried 6 out of 19 in the matchup giving him a rate of 31.6%, and had 5 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a mark of 13-4 on the season. The Wolfpack are responsible for committing 17.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per game (124th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per game. North Carolina State has accounted for 1,350 points so far this season (79.4 per contest) and they pull in 38.1 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Wolfpack are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which is ranked 147th in the country.

The North Carolina State defense surrenders 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc (101 of 323) and their opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 34.1 boards per contest, which is 137th and 184th in college hoops. The Wolfpack are ranked 149th in the country in PPG surrendered with 67.8. They are able to force 14.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (196th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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