North Carolina State Wolfpack vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 3/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Location: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC

TV: ESPN

Dean E. Smith Center is the site where the North Carolina Tar Heels (22-6) will attempt to defeat the NC State Wolfpack (17-11) on Saturday.

The NC State Wolfpack took the court against Florida State and went home with a loss by a final score of 90-83 in their last game. North Carolina State finished having earned a 47.6% FG percentage (30 of 63) and made 10 of their 21 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Wolfpack buried 13 of 20 attempts for a rate of 65.0%. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 29 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defense, North Carolina State allowed the other team to go 59.7% from the floor on 37 of 62 shooting. Florida State doled out 16 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Florida State collected 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Florida State ended up going 78.6% at the free throw line by making 11 of their 14 attempts. They converted 5 of their 14 shots from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Wolfpack ended up finishing with 16 and Florida State finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Jayden Taylor is one player who was a contributor in this game. He accounted for 24 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played 23 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He went 63.6% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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North Carolina State heads into this contest with a mark of 17-11 this season. They turn the ball over 9.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, North Carolina State is collecting 35.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 362 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 215th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Wolfpack are connecting on 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (203 of 596) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.2 pts per contest (108th in the nation) while shooting 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Wolfpack have forced 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.1% on shots from downtown and they are 190th in college basketball in opponents PPG (72.1). The Wolfpack defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.0% (707 of 1,605) and they relinquish 36.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are 139th in college hoops in allowing assists with 349 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels walked away with a victory by a final of 75-71 against Miami. The Tar Heels pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. Miami had 21 fouls for the matchup which got the Tar Heels to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 57.1%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, North Carolina converted 9 out of 26 attempts (34.6%). When all was said and done, the Tar Heels went 27 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. The Tar Heels allowed Miami to make 24 of their 61 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.3% in this matchup. They shot 46.7% from 3-point land by shooting 14 out of 30 and finished the contest at 9 out of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). When it comes to rebounding, North Carolina permitted Miami to get 30 in all (5 on the offensive side).

RJ Davis ended up being a factor for the Tar Heels for this game. He recorded 42 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist for the contest. He made 14 out of 22 for this game giving him a rate of 63.6%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

North Carolina has a win-loss record of 22-6 so far this year. As an offense, the Tar Heels are shooting 44.8% from the field, which ranks 172nd in the nation. North Carolina has tallied 2,283 pts this season (81.5 per contest) and they pull in 41.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per contest (106th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 10.5 times per game. The Tar Heels commit 17.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 74.9% from the charity stripe.

The North Carolina defense surrenders 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (196 of 639) and their opponents are knocking down 74.6% of their foul shots. They surrender 10.3 assists and 34.3 boards per contest, ranking them 12th and 153rd in D-1. The Tar Heels on the defensive end are ranked 133rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 70.4. They are able to force 11.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (30th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina

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