North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ACCNX

The NC State Wolfpack (19-6) are traveling to Silvio O. Conte Forum on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Boston College Eagles (11-13).

The NC State Wolfpack took the court against Virginia and went home with a loss by a final score of 63-50 in their last contest. North Carolina State walked away from the contest having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (19 out of 57) and converted 8 out of their 27 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Wolfpack converted 4 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 35 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 12 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about defense, North Carolina State allowed the other team to shoot 44.7% from the field on 21 of 47 shooting. Virginia recorded 14 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, Virginia totaled 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Virginia finished shooting 79.2% from the free throw line by burying 19 of 24 attempts. They also made 2 out of their 8 tries from long range. Concerning fouls, the Wolfpack ended up finishing with 19 and Virginia had 10 fouls.

Terquavion Smith is a guy who played a role for the game. He accumulated 19 points on 7 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and snagged 2 boards. He finished the contest at 35.0% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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North Carolina State enters this one with a win-loss mark of 19-6 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 9.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.5 fouls per game. As a unit, North Carolina State is pulling down 37.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 335 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 121st in the country in terms of passing. The Wolfpack are connecting on 34.9% from downtown (209 of 598) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.4 points per outing (37th in the country) while connecting on 44.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wolfpack are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They give up 30.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 182nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.3). The Wolfpack defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (620 of 1,416) and they surrender 34.7 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 140th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 291 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Boston College Eagles went home defeated by a final of 77-68 when they faced Syracuse. The Eagles collected 18 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Syracuse had 8 personal fouls for the game which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for 4 attempts. They were able to convert 3 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Boston College knocked down 11 out of their 35 attempts (31.4%). Overall, the Eagles walked away from this one shooting 27 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5%. The Eagles permitted Syracuse to bury 26 out of 51 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0% in this contest. They finished shooting 28.6% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 14 and finished the contest at 21 out of 24 at the free throw line (87.5%). With respect to how they rebounded, Boston College allowed Syracuse to grab 25 in total (5 offensive).

Quinten Post ended up having an impact for the Eagles in this matchup. He made 7 of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 34 mins on the court and accumulated 4 dimes for this contest.

Boston College has a mark of 11-13 on the year. The Eagles are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.0 times per game (283rd in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest. Boston College has scored 1,580 points on the year (65.8 per contest) and they grab 32.8 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which is ranked 266th in college basketball.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 186th in the country in PPG given up with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (268th in college basketball). The Boston College defense surrenders 37.2% from downtown (195 of 524) and their opponents are making 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.5 dimes and 34.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 172nd and 203rd in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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