Miami Hurricanes vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 1/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN

The Miami Hurricanes (14-6) are headed to PNC Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the NC State Wolfpack (13-7).

The Miami Hurricanes took the court against Pittsburgh and notched a win by a score of 72-68 in their last contest. Miami finished the game having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 of 63) and made 10 of their 31 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Hurricanes converted 6 of 8 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Regarding the defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 37.5% from the field on 24 out of 64 shooting. Pittsburgh doled out 15 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In addition, Pittsburgh grabbed 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh finished 56.3% from the charity stripe by making 9 of 16 tries. They also converted 11 of 36 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Hurricanes walked away with 12 while Pittsburgh recorded 10 fouls.

Norchad Omier is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished 61.5% from the field but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He was able to score 18 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Miami comes into this contest with a record of 14-6 so far this year. They are averaging 81.4 pts per contest (34th in Division 1) while going 48.9% from the floor. The Hurricanes are shooting 38.7% on shots from distance (186 of 481) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 37.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 306 assists for the season, which is 88th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per game and as a group they commit 12.8 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hurricanes have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.2 fouls. They are ranked 309th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 299 conceded on the campaign. The Hurricanes defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.0% (541 of 1,287) and they surrender 34.4 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 29.4% on three-point shots and they are 189th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.1).

When they last played, the NC State Wolfpack took a loss by a score of 77-65 against Syracuse. The Wolfpack snagged 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 39 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Syracuse committed 13 personal fouls for this game which got the Wolfpack to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, North Carolina State converted 8 out of 25 attempts (32.0%). When all was said and done, the Wolfpack walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.8%. The Wolfpack allowed Syracuse to convert 25 out of their 56 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 44.6% in this game. They finished 38.9% from beyond the arc by going 7 out of 18 and ended up shooting 20 of 32 from the charity stripe (62.5%). Concerning how they rebounded, North Carolina State permitted Syracuse to grab 34 in total (7 on the offensive side).

DJ Horne ended up having an impact for the Wolfpack for the matchup. He buried 5 of 14 in this matchup giving him a rate of 35.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 4 assists in this contest.

North Carolina State has a record of 13-7 on the year. The Wolfpack are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game and they go 72.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per game (203rd in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.0 times per game. North Carolina State has scored 1,510 pts on the campaign (75.5 per game) and they collect 36.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Wolfpack are connecting on 43.8% from the floor, which is ranked 234th in the nation.

The Wolfpack on the defensive side of the court are 130th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 70.0. They have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (169th in the nation). The North Carolina State defense gives up 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (135 of 392) and opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.3 assists and 37.3 total boards per game, which ranks 132nd and 294th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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