Clemson Tigers vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN+

Lenovo Center is where the NC State Wolfpack (9-11) will play the Clemson Tigers (17-4) on Saturday.

The Clemson Tigers took the court against Virginia Tech and earned the victory with a final of 72-57 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 17 while Virginia Tech finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of 19 shots from distance. Virginia Tech ended up shooting 57.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Virginia Tech pulled down 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Virginia Tech earned 10 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Clemson allowed the other team to shoot 38.0% from the floor on 19 of 50 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 33 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tigers converted 9 of 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. Clemson finished the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (28 of 58) and made 7 out of their 21 three-point attempts.

Chauncey Wiggins is one guy who came through in this matchup. He ended up going 54.5% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 16 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Clemson will play this game with a record of 17-4 for the year. They are turning it over 10.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Clemson is pulling in 34.9 boards per game and has earned 307 dimes this season, which has them ranked 126th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are connecting on 38.9% on 3-point shots (193 of 496) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.4 points per outing (104th in college) while going 46.8% from the field.

On defense, the Tigers are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are surrendering 32.9% on 3-pointers and they are 51st in the nation in PPG allowed (66.5). The Tigers are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.3% (505 of 1,166) and they relinquish 31.6 boards per game as a unit. They rank 32nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 221 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the NC State Wolfpack took a loss by a final score of 74-64 against Duke. The Wolfpack were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 23 in this game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. Duke had 12 personal fouls for the game which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for 7 attempts. They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, North Carolina State converted 10 out of their 22 tries (45.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Wolfpack ended up going 24 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. The Wolfpack permitted Duke to bury 23 of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.0% for the game. They shot 20.0% from three-point range by shooting 4 out of 20 and ended up going 24 of 28 from the free throw line (85.7%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, North Carolina State permitted Duke to snag 36 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Dontrez Styles was important for the Wolfpack for the contest. He tallied 18 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He buried 7 of 12 in the game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a win-loss record of 9-11 on the season. As an offensive team, the Wolfpack are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 218th in college. North Carolina State has totaled 1,408 points on the campaign (70.4 per contest) and they collect 32.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per contest (262nd in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.5 times per game. The Wolfpack are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per game and they connect on 71.3% from the charity stripe.

The Wolfpack defensively are ranked 67th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 67.4. They have forced 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (209th in college). The North Carolina State defense gives up 32.3% on 3-point attempts (124 of 384) and opponents are converting on 75.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.0 dimes and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 86th and 261st in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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