Virginia Tech Hokies vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 3/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Tech Hokies vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Location: Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Virginia Tech (+3)

The NC State Wolfpack (22-9) will try to defeat the Virginia Tech Hokies (19-13) at Greensboro Coliseum on Wednesday. Virginia Tech is 3-point dogs. The total is 142.

The Virginia Tech Hokies took the court against Notre Dame and notched a win by a score of 67-64 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Hokies ended up with 15 and Notre Dame had 18 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 21 tries from beyond the arc. Notre Dame ended up shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 8 of 10 shots. Moreover, Notre Dame grabbed 27 rebounds (3 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Notre Dame earned 8 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Virginia Tech allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the field on 24 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected a total of 29 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hokies converted 12 of their 19 tries for a rate of 63.2%. Virginia Tech walked away from the game having earned a 48.0% FG percentage (24 out of 50) and made 7 of 19 three-point attempts.

Grant Basile is someone who had an impact for the contest. He ended up going 63.6% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He saw the court for 28 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He racked up 20 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Virginia Tech comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 19-13 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 9.9 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.6 fouls every game. As a team, Virginia Tech is grabbing 33.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 499 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 30th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hokies are shooting 36.1% on 3-pointers (266 of 736) and 73.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.1 points per outing (123rd in the country) while shooting 47.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hokies are able to force 11.0 turnovers every game while drawing 15.6 fouls. They are ranked 163rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 392 relinquished this year. The Hokies are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.0% (824 of 1,874) and they concede 33.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 33.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 142nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the NC State Wolfpack took a loss by a score of 71-67 when they played Duke. Regarding how they rebounded, North Carolina State permitted Duke to get 43 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 10.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 2 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). The Wolfpack permitted Duke to knock down 23 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.8% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Wolfpack ended up going 26 out of 68 from the floor which had them shooting 38.2%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, North Carolina State buried 8 of 28 tries (28.6%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Duke was called for 12 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for a total of 8 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Wolfpack were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the matchup.

Jarkel Joiner ended up being a factor for the Wolfpack for the matchup. He had 26 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 9 of 18 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a win-loss mark of 22-9 this season. The Wolfpack are committing 17.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per game (181st in college hoops) and they are turning it over 9.5 times per game. North Carolina State has scored 2,429 pts for the campaign (78.4 per game) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Wolfpack are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which ranks 167th in the nation.

The North Carolina State defense gives up 31.4% on 3-point shots (182 of 580) and their opponents are making 72.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.2 dimes and 35.1 rebounds per contest, ranking them 74th and 248th in those categories on the defensive end. The Wolfpack are ranked 189th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 70.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (212th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina State (-3)

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