North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN

The NC State Wolfpack (13-5) are traveling to John Paul Jones Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the Virginia Cavaliers (13-5).

The NC State Wolfpack faced Virginia Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-78 in their last contest. North Carolina State wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.3% FG percentage (26 out of 60) and made 6 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Wolfpack knocked down 20 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 28 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 15 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 14 steals. In reference to defending, North Carolina State allowed the other team to shoot 53.1% from the field on 26 of 49 shooting. Virginia Tech totaled 16 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Additionally, Virginia Tech snagged 24 rebounds (2 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Virginia Tech finished the game at 82.1% at the charity stripe by converting 23 of their 28 tries. They converted 9 out of their 19 tries from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Wolfpack finished with 22 while Virginia Tech finished the game with 16 fouls.

Casey Morsell is a player who was important for this game. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He played 38 mins and snagged 3 boards. He racked up 19 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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North Carolina State comes into this game with a mark of 13-5 for the year. They turn it over 9.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Carolina State is pulling in 36.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 240 dimes this season, which has them ranked 227th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wolfpack are shooting 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (128 of 388) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.3 points per game (102nd in D-1) while hitting 44.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wolfpack are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 136th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (70.2). The Wolfpack defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.4% (440 of 1,014) and they concede 36.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 103rd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 218 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Virginia Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 75-66 when they faced Georgia Tech. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Virginia allowed Georgia Tech to collect 26 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 27 and ended up going 11 out of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). The Cavaliers permitted Georgia Tech to make 23 out of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers shot 29 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. When talking about three-point attempts, Virginia made 11 out of their 23 attempts (47.8%). They were able to bury 6 of those for a rate of 54.5%. Georgia Tech had 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Cavaliers pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the contest.

Isaac McKneely was important for the Cavaliers for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 13 in this game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 38 mins on the court and earned 1 assist for the contest.

Virginia has a record of 13-5 this year. The Cavaliers commit 13.3 fouls per game while shooting 65.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per game (55th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 8.2 times per game. Virginia has scored 1,179 points so far this year (65.5 per contest) and they average 32.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 188th in Division 1.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 58.2. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.7% from the field (28th in college basketball). The Virginia defense allows 31.6% from downtown (125 of 396) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.3 assists and 34.4 rebounds every game, ranking them 70th and 156th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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