North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN

The NC State Wolfpack (9-3) are on their way to Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday where they will compete against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-7).

The NC State Wolfpack faced off with Detroit and walked away with a win by a score of 83-66 in their last contest. North Carolina State ended the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (32 out of 64) and made 9 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wolfpack knocked down 10 of 19 shots for a rate of 52.6%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 18 assists in this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing defending, North Carolina State let their opponent shoot 44.1% from the field on 26 out of 59 shooting. Detroit doled out 8 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, Detroit grabbed 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Detroit finished 76.9% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 13 attempts. They made 4 of their 20 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Wolfpack ended up with 11 and Detroit racked up 17 personal fouls.

DJ Horne is a player who played a role for the matchup. He went 60.0% from the floor and distributed 6 dimes. He played for 29 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He walked away with 26 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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North Carolina State will take the court with a record of 9-3 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, North Carolina State is pulling in 36.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 173 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 207th in the nation in terms of passing. The Wolfpack are shooting 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (97 of 277) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. They average 79.8 points per contest (73rd in the country) while hitting 46.1% from the field.

On defense, the Wolfpack have forced 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 89th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 147 relinquished on the year. The Wolfpack defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.0% (296 of 688) and they surrender 37.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 32.8% on 3-pointers and they are 155th in college hoops in opponents PPG (70.2).

In their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got the win with a final of 76-54 when they played Virginia. When it comes to attacking the glass, Notre Dame allowed Virginia to grab 25 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 18.2% from beyond the arc via 2 of 11 and finished the game at 10 out of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). The Fighting Irish permitted Virginia to bury 21 out of their 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 38.2% in the matchup. Overall, the Fighting Irish went 26 out of 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Notre Dame knocked down 11 of 23 attempts (47.8%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Virginia was called for 14 fouls in the game which took the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Fighting Irish were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game.

Carey Booth ended up being a major contributor for the Fighting Irish for the contest. He made 6 out of 9 in the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and earned 9 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 23 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Notre Dame has a record of 6-7 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Fighting Irish are shooting 40.2% from the field, which has them ranked 335th in the nation. Notre Dame has accounted for 827 points for the campaign (63.6 per game) and they grab 36.2 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 10.4 times per game (343rd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest. The Fighting Irish commit 15.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 67th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 65.6. They are able to force 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (161st in Division 1). The Notre Dame defense concedes 33.1% from downtown (85 of 257) and opponents are converting on 72.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.8 dimes and 33.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 109th and 125th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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