USC Upstate Spartans vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Upstate Spartans vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN+

Lenovo Center is the location where the NC State Wolfpack (26-15 last year) will try to defeat the USC Upstate Spartans (10-20 last season) on Monday.

The USC Upstate Spartans played Radford and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-60 in their last game. USC Upstate finished with a 42.6% FG percentage (23 of 54) and knocked down 5 of 22 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Spartans made 9 of 19 tries for a rate of 47.4%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 27 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to the defense, USC Upstate allowed their opponent to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 22 of 67 shooting. Radford earned 9 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Radford totaled 48 boards (18 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Radford ended up going 87.5% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 24 shots. They also converted 2 of 16 shots from distance. Regarding fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 16 and Radford finished the game with 19 fouls.

Jalen Breazeale is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He was able to score 19 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He played 34 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and dished out 6 assists.

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USC Upstate will enter this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 10-20 last year. They averaged 71.0 points per contest (256th in D-1) while hitting 44.5% from the floor. The Spartans hit on 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (230 of 691) and 64.2% from the free throw line. As a group, USC Upstate collected 31.7 boards per game and totaled 375 dimes last year, which was 300th in college basketball in terms of passing. They gave up possession 11.5 times per game and as a unit committed 19.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Spartans forced their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.8 personal fouls. They surrendered 31.6% on 3-pointers and they were 214th in college basketball in points per game allowed (72.9). The Spartans defensively gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.7% (737 of 1,649) and they conceded 37.9 boards per contest as a team. They were 10th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 336 conceded over the course of last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the NC State Wolfpack went home defeated by a final of 63-50 when they played Purdue. The Wolfpack collected 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the contest. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. Purdue committed 8 fouls in the game which got the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for a total of 4 attempts. They were able to convert 3 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, North Carolina State converted 5 out of 19 tries (26.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wolfpack shot 21 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8%. The Wolfpack allowed Purdue to convert 22 out of their 55 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.0% for the contest. They finished shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 out of 25 and ended up shooting 9 of 10 at the charity stripe (90.0%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, North Carolina State allowed Purdue to snag 38 overall (10 on the offensive side).

DJ Horne ended up being a factor for the Wolfpack for this game. He tallied 20 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for this game. He made 8 of 21 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and had 6 rebounds.

North Carolina State had a mark of 26-15 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Wolfpack shot 45.0% from the floor, which ranked them 152nd in the nation. North Carolina State totaled 3,101 points last season (75.6 per game) and they collected 35.3 rebounds per contest. They assisted teammates 13.1 times per game (181st in college basketball) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 9.6 times per game. The Wolfpack committed 16.2 fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Wolfpack defensively were ranked 171st in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.8. They forced their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (155th in college basketball). The North Carolina State defense allowed 33.5% on shots from distance (297 of 887) and opponents made 73.6% of their foul shots. They surrendered 12.9 assists and 36.2 boards per game, which ranked them 169th and 266th in college hoops.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC Upstate

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