North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN

Littlejohn Coliseum is where the Clemson Tigers (17-7) will meet the NC State Wolfpack (15-9) on Saturday.

The NC State Wolfpack stepped onto the hardwood against Wake Forest and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-79 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Wolfpack finished with 21 and Wake Forest totaled 11 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 21 attempts from long range. Wake Forest finished the game shooting 81.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 21 attempts. Moreover, Wake Forest collected 30 rebounds (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Wake Forest recorded 11 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, North Carolina State allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the field on 29 of 60 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes in the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wolfpack converted 8 of their 11 shots for a rate of 72.7%. North Carolina State walked away from the contest having earned a 49.2% field goal percentage (32 out of 65) and buried 7 out of their 20 3-point attempts.

DJ Horne is someone who was a contributor for this game. He notched 31 points on 13 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 61.9% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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North Carolina State heads into this matchup with a record of 15-9 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Carolina State is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 317 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 207th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Wolfpack are connecting on 33.1% on shots from distance (171 of 517) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.4 pts per contest (140th in college basketball) while going 44.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Wolfpack are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They rank 96th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 289 conceded so far this season. The Wolfpack defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (588 of 1,371) and they concede 37.8 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 33.9% from 3-point land and they rank 142nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.6).

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers got the win with a final of 77-60 when they faced Miami. With respect to rebounding, Clemson allowed Miami to collect 30 in total (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 32 and finished the game at 4 out of 5 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Tigers permitted Miami to bury 22 out of their 59 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.3% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished the game shooting 25 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Clemson knocked down 13 of 30 attempts (43.3%). They were able to convert 14 of those for a rate of 82.4%. Miami had 12 personal fouls in this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Tigers snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup.

Chase Hunter pitched in for the Tigers for this game. He earned 20 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 4 dimes in this game. He converted 6 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 3 rebounds.

Clemson has a record of 17-7 on the season. The Tigers are committing 15.8 fouls per game and they shoot 78.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.4 times per contest (57th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 10.3 times per contest. Clemson has accounted for 1,893 points on the year (78.9 per game) and they pull in 37.8 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which is 64th in D-1.

The Clemson defense allows 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (198 of 583) and opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.4 dimes and 33.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 67th and 105th in college hoops. The Tigers defensively are ranked 177th in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.7. They are forcing their opponents into 9.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the floor (78th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Clemson

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