North Carolina Tar Heels vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 1/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN

The North Carolina Tar Heels (11-3) are hitting the road to PNC Arena on Wednesday where they will play the NC State Wolfpack (11-3).

The North Carolina Tar Heels took the court against Clemson and went home with a win by a final score of 65-55 in their last contest. North Carolina ended the game having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (25 of 60) and converted 8 out of their 23 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Tar Heels knocked down 7 of their 12 tries for a rate of 58.3%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 41 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing the defense, North Carolina allowed 36.2% from the floor on 21 of 58 shooting. Clemson recorded 6 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Clemson grabbed 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Clemson ended up going 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of 16 tries. They converted 1 of their 18 tries from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Tar Heels ended up finishing with 16 and Clemson finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Armando Bacot is one player who came through in this matchup. He totaled 14 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He played 34 minutes and also pulled down 16 boards. He shot 54.5% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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North Carolina will enter this matchup with a record of 11-3 so far this season. They turn it over 10.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.5 fouls every game. As a unit, North Carolina is grabbing 39.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 198 dimes on the year, which is 205th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Tar Heels are connecting on 36.2% on 3-pointers (110 of 304) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 83.6 points per outing (26th in college basketball) while going 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tar Heels are forcing 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are ranked 34th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 153 surrendered for the campaign. The Tar Heels defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.6% (358 of 881) and they surrender 34.8 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 30.4% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 163rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.8).

For their last game, the NC State Wolfpack went home victorious with a score of 76-60 against Virginia. In reference to cleaning up the glass, North Carolina State permitted Virginia to get 29 in total (5 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from distance by connecting on 5 out of 15 and ended up going 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Wolfpack allowed Virginia to convert 23 out of 53 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.4% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Wolfpack shot 28 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. With regard to shots from downtown, North Carolina State knocked down 10 out of 28 attempts (35.7%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.3%. Virginia earned 11 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wolfpack to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Wolfpack were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this contest.

Dennis Parker, Jr. was important for the Wolfpack in this contest. He scored 15 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He made 5 of 8 for this contest for a rate of 62.5%, and added 4 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a win-loss mark of 11-3 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Wolfpack are shooting 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 175th in the nation. North Carolina State has totaled 1,088 points for the season (77.7 per game) and they pull in 36.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.7 times per contest (174th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.6 times per game. The Wolfpack have committed 16.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 69.7% from the free throw line.

The North Carolina State defense surrenders 33.1% on shots from distance (94 of 284) and opponents are connecting on 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 12.1 assists and 36.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 139th and 257th in college hoops. The Wolfpack on the defensive side of the court are 111th in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the field (180th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina

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