North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN

The NC State Wolfpack (7-2) are on their way to Frost Bank Center on Saturday where they will meet the Tennessee Volunteers (7-3).

The NC State Wolfpack faced off with UT Martin and notched a win by a score of 81-67 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Wolfpack ended up walking away with 12 while UT Martin accumulated 11 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. UT Martin shot 57.1% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 14 attempts. In addition, UT Martin had 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UT Martin earned 12 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, North Carolina State allowed 39.7% from the floor on 25 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists for the matchup as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Wolfpack knocked down 6 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. North Carolina State finished the game having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (31 of 70) and converted 13 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

DJ Horne is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He notched 22 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and snagged 3 boards. He finished 58.3% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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North Carolina State comes into this matchup with a record of 7-2 this year. They currently have an average of 80.3 points per game (77th in the country) on 45.5% from the field. The Wolfpack are hitting 34.0% on 3-pointers (71 of 209) and 71.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Carolina State is snagging 38.0 boards per game and has accounted for 129 dimes for the year, which is 219th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 9.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Wolfpack are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are 91st in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 107 surrendered on the season. The Wolfpack are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.2% (220 of 521) and they concede 36.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 34.0% on three-point shots and they are 152nd in the country in PPG allowed (69.7).

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers walked away with a victory by a final of 74-56 against Georgia Southern. The Volunteers were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this game. They coughed it up 19 times, while earning 12 steals in the game. Georgia Southern was called for 16 fouls for this game which took the Volunteers to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.3%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Tennessee made 5 of their 20 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Volunteers finished 26 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Volunteers permitted Georgia Southern to make 19 out of their 70 tries from the field which had them sitting at 27.1% for the contest. They went 25.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 of 32 and ended up going 10 of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). In relation to attacking the glass, Tennessee permitted Georgia Southern to collect 36 in all (18 offensive).

Jonas Aidoo ended up being important for the Volunteers for the contest. He buried 10 of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 62.5%, and had 11 rebounds. He accumulated 29 points in his 27 minutes on the court and added 1 assist in this game.

Tennessee has a mark of 7-3 this season. The Volunteers commit 17.8 fouls per game and they go 76.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per game (62nd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.9 times per game. Tennessee has 781 points on the campaign (78.1 per contest) and they pull in 39.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Volunteers are shooting 44.0% from the field, which ranks 216th in the nation.

The Tennessee defense allows 29.9% on three-point shots (72 of 241) and their opponents are converting on 67.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.2 assists and 35.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 83rd and 194th in college hoops. The Volunteers on defense are ranked 95th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.0. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.7% from the floor (16th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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