Virginia Cavaliers vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN

PNC Arena is where the NC State Wolfpack (10-3) will try to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (11-3) on Saturday.

The Virginia Cavaliers took the court against Louisville and walked away with a win by a score of 77-53 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 15 while Louisville totaled 11 personal fouls. They buried 6 out of their 25 tries from long range. Louisville ended up shooting 69.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 13 tries. Furthermore, Louisville grabbed 26 boards (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Louisville distributed 10 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. With regard to defense, Virginia allowed 40.4% from the floor on 19 out of 47 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 33 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 7 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Virginia finished with a 51.7% FG percentage (30 of 58) and converted 10 of their 26 3-pointers.

Isaac McKneely is a guy who was important for the contest. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played for 19 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Virginia will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-3 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 8.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 13.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Virginia is snagging 32.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 223 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 53rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (94 of 261) and 64.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 66.6 points per contest (330th in college basketball) while shooting 45.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 14.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 79th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 151 surrendered for the season. The Cavaliers are giving up a FG percentage of 38.0% (279 of 735) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 29.3% on 3-pointers and they are 3rd in college basketball in opponents PPG (55.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the NC State Wolfpack got the victory with a final of 54-52 against Notre Dame. The Wolfpack were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 4 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. Notre Dame was called for 13 fouls for the contest which took the Wolfpack to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.3%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, North Carolina State buried 3 out of their 17 attempts (17.6%). In all, the Wolfpack ended up going 19 for 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 28.8%. The Wolfpack allowed Notre Dame to make 19 of 47 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.4% in this game. They finished shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 19 and ended up going 7 out of 10 at the charity stripe (70.0%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, North Carolina State allowed Notre Dame to grab 34 in all (5 offensive).

D.J. Burns pitched in for the Wolfpack in this matchup. He knocked down 6 of 15 for the contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He tallied 13 points in his 24 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the game.

North Carolina State has a mark of 10-3 on the season. The Wolfpack are committing 16.8 fouls every game while shooting 69.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.7 times per game (176th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 8.8 times per contest. North Carolina State has tallied 1,012 points so far this year (77.8 per game) and they average 36.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Wolfpack are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which ranks them 190th in the country.

The Wolfpack defensively are ranked 122nd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 68.8. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (185th in the country). The North Carolina State defense concedes 33.1% from downtown (89 of 269) and their opposition knocks down 69.2% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.9 dimes and 37.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 124th and 272nd in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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