Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 1/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Wake Forest (+1)

The NC State Wolfpack (12-4) will try to defeat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-4) at PNC Arena on Tuesday. Wake Forest is 1-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 148.5.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons played Virginia and took home the win by a score of 66-47 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Demon Deacons walked away with 15 and Virginia racked up 15 personal fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 12 tries from beyond the arc. Virginia ended up shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by converting 11 of their 15 tries. In addition, Virginia pulled down 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Virginia earned 9 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When it comes to defense, Wake Forest let their opponent shoot 28.1% from the floor on 16 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled 38 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Demon Deacons made 6 of 7 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Wake Forest wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 50) and made 10 out of their 21 3-point attempts.

Hunter Sallis is someone who played a role for the contest. He finished with 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins played and totaled 9 boards. He finished 61.5% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Wake Forest comes into this game with a win-loss record of 12-4 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Wake Forest is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 200 assists for the year, which has them ranked 276th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Demon Deacons are hitting 38.4% on shots from 3-point land (139 of 362) and 80.1% from the free throw line. They average 80.9 pts per game (47th in the nation) while going 47.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Demon Deacons are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.3% from beyond the arc while they are 124th in college basketball in opponents PPG (69.3). The Demon Deacons defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.7% (401 of 961) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 15th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 165 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the NC State Wolfpack went home victorious with a score of 89-83 against Louisville. The Wolfpack snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. Louisville had 15 fouls in the matchup which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 88.2%. When talking about three-point attempts, North Carolina State made 10 of their 20 attempts (50.0%). Overall, the Wolfpack finished shooting 32 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.2%. The Wolfpack permitted Louisville to knock down 28 of their 59 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.5% in this matchup. They went 53.3% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 15 and ended up going 19 of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). When it comes to how they rebounded, North Carolina State permitted Louisville to collect 29 in total (9 offensive).

DJ Horne ended up being a major contributor for the Wolfpack for the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 27 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this game.

North Carolina State has a win-loss record of 12-4 this season. The Wolfpack are committing 16.9 fouls per game and they shoot 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.6 times per contest (176th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 9.1 times per contest. North Carolina State has totaled 1,231 points so far this year (76.9 per game) and they pull in 36.4 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Wolfpack are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 204th in the nation.

The Wolfpack on the defensive end are ranked 119th in the country in points allowed per contest with 69.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (168th in the nation). The North Carolina State defense gives up 34.1% on 3-point shots (109 of 320) and their opponents are converting on 69.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.9 dimes and 36.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 109th and 278th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wake Forest (+1)

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