Louisville Cardinals vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (18-6) are headed to Lenovo Center on Wednesday where they will compete against the NC State Wolfpack (9-14).

The Louisville Cardinals faced off with Miami and notched a win by a score of 88-78 in their last game. Louisville finished with a 49.3% field goal percentage (33 of 67) and buried 11 of their 31 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals converted 11 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 dimes for the game as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to the defense, Louisville allowed the other team to go 50.8% from the field on 33 of 65 shooting. Miami doled out 7 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Moreover, Miami collected 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Miami finished the game shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by burying 6 of 12 attempts. They converted 6 of 21 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Cardinals walked away with 13 and Miami had 13 personal fouls.

Terrence Edwards is a player who was a major factor in this game. He notched 27 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He played for 40 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and also dished out 10 assists.

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Louisville will play this contest with a win-loss record of 18-6 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game and as a team they commit 15.8 fouls every game. As a team, Louisville is snagging 38.5 boards per game and has accumulated 345 assists so far this year, which ranks 145th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Cardinals are hitting 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (237 of 737) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.2 points per outing (63rd in the country) while going 44.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals have forced 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They rank 83rd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 287 surrendered so far this year. The Cardinals defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (612 of 1,396) and they concede 33.2 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 34.5% from 3-point land while they are 110th in the country in opponents PPG (69.5).

The last time they took the court, the NC State Wolfpack took a loss by a score of 74-73 when they faced Stanford. Regarding rebounding, North Carolina State allowed Stanford to pull down 31 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 4 out of 12 and finished the contest at 16 out of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). The Wolfpack allowed Stanford to make 27 out of 54 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.0% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Wolfpack finished the game shooting 23 for 61 from the floor which had them at 37.7%. In relation to three-point shots, North Carolina State converted 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to convert 19 of them for a percentage of 73.1%. Stanford earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. The Wolfpack were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 in the game.

Trey Parker ended up being a factor for the Wolfpack in the matchup. He earned 19 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes in this game. He made 6 out of 11 in the game for a rate of 54.5%, and earned 3 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a record of 9-14 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wolfpack are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which is 255th in the country. North Carolina State has scored 1,601 points on the year (69.6 per game) and they pull down 32.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 12.2 times per game (289th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.3 times per game. The Wolfpack are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per contest while shooting 71.9% from the free throw line.

The Wolfpack on defense are ranked 71st in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.0. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (218th in D-1). The North Carolina State defense concedes 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (143 of 434) and their opposition makes 76.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.0 assists and 35.9 boards per game, ranking them 82nd and 267th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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