Texas Longhorns vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN+

The NC State Wolfpack (5-2) will go up against the Texas Longhorns (6-1) at Lenovo Center on Wednesday.

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Delaware State and notched a win by a score of 90-68 in their last contest. Texas finished with a 51.6% FG percentage (32 of 62) and made 8 of their 27 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Longhorns knocked down 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 35 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 15 assists in this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to defense, Texas allowed the other team to go 35.4% from the field on 23 out of 65 shooting. Delaware State earned 10 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, Delaware State snagged 40 boards (14 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Delaware State went 76.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 21 attempts. They made 6 out of their 13 tries from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Longhorns ended up walking away with 17 and Delaware State totaled 21 fouls.

Tre Johnson is someone who was a factor for the contest. He ended up scoring 21 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He played 32 mins and collected 5 boards. He finished the contest at 47.1% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Texas enters this one with a win-loss mark of 6-1 this season. They are turning it over 8.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Texas is grabbing 37.3 boards per game and has accounted for 104 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 224th in the country in terms of passing. The Longhorns are hitting 35.7% on 3-point shots (50 of 140) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 83.3 pts per game (55th in the country) while shooting 50.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Longhorns are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are 46th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 77 relinquished this season. The Longhorns are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 36.5% (151 of 414) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 33.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 26th in college hoops in PPG allowed (61.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the NC State Wolfpack took a loss by a score of 72-61 against BYU. The Wolfpack were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. BYU earned 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Wolfpack to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, North Carolina State made 9 of 23 tries (39.1%). When the game finished, the Wolfpack finished shooting 21 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 36.8%. The Wolfpack permitted BYU to knock down 25 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.4% in this matchup. They finished 38.5% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 26 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to team rebounding, North Carolina State permitted BYU to grab 42 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Jayden Taylor ended up being important for the Wolfpack for the matchup. He knocked down 4 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 40.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the matchup.

North Carolina State has a mark of 5-2 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wolfpack are shooting 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 81st in college basketball. North Carolina State has 538 points for the season (76.9 per contest) and they snag 34.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per contest (165th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per contest. The Wolfpack have committed 18.9 fouls per game and they go 71.9% from the free throw line.

The North Carolina State defense surrenders 26.0% on shots from beyond the arc (40 of 154) and their opposition makes 77.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.7 assists and 36.7 boards per game, which is 101st and 268th in the nation. The Wolfpack are ranked 70th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 65.9. They are forcing 15.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the floor (78th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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