North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 1/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACCN

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-9) will compete against the NC State Wolfpack (14-4) at McCamish Pavilion on Tuesday.

The NC State Wolfpack faced Miami and notched a win by a score of 83-81 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Wolfpack ended up finishing with 16 and Miami recorded 17 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 15 shots from downtown. Miami went 77.3% at the free throw line by making 17 of 22 attempts. In addition, Miami had 30 boards (3 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Miami doled out 5 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, North Carolina State allowed 56.9% from the floor on 29 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled 35 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Wolfpack buried 12 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. North Carolina State wrapped up the contest with a 44.0% field goal percentage (33 out of 75) and buried 5 of their 20 shots from downtown.

Terquavion Smith is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He shot 35.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 37 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds. He racked up 20 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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North Carolina State heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-4 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, North Carolina State is snagging 37.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 257 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 120th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Wolfpack are shooting 34.3% on 3-point shots (156 of 455) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 79.6 pts per contest (37th in the nation) on 45.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Wolfpack have forced 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 116th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 209 surrendered this year. The Wolfpack defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (445 of 1,017) and they concede 34.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 164th in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home defeated by a final of 71-60 against Pittsburgh. In regard to team rebounding, Georgia Tech permitted Pittsburgh to collect 32 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 30.0% from distance by shooting 6 of 20 and finished the game at 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Pittsburgh to make 24 of their 56 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.9% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Yellow Jackets went 24 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.4%. With regard to shooting from distance, Georgia Tech made 12 out of their 29 attempts (41.4%). They were able to bury 0 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 0.0%. Pittsburgh had 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for a total of 3 tries. They turned the ball over 10 times, but didn't notch a steal. The Yellow Jackets pulled down 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this game.

Deivon Smith pitched in for the Yellow Jackets for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and totaled 11 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 31 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist for this game.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss mark of 8-9 for the campaign. The Yellow Jackets are committing 16.1 fouls every game and they connect on 71.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per contest (194th in the country) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. Georgia Tech has tallied 1,198 points this year (70.5 per game) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 42.7% from the field, which is ranked 274th in D-1.

The Georgia Tech defense surrenders 28.5% on shots from 3-point land (101 of 355) and opponents are making 66.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 14.1 dimes and 37.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 286th and 310th in college basketball. The Yellow Jackets on defense are ranked 193rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 69.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (126th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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