North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Eugene, OR

TV: ESPN+

McCamish Pavilion is where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (14-14) will try to defeat the NC State Wolfpack (11-17) on Saturday.

The NC State Wolfpack took the court against Syracuse and ended up losing by a score of 74-60 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Wolfpack ended up walking away with 16 while Syracuse accumulated 11 personal fouls. They converted 3 out of their 8 tries from long range. Syracuse finished the game at 62.5% from the free throw line by making 15 of 24 tries. Furthermore, Syracuse grabbed 38 rebounds (5 offensive, 33 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Syracuse distributed 10 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, North Carolina State allowed the other team to shoot 58.3% from the floor on 28 of 48 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wolfpack converted 8 of 10 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. North Carolina State finished the game having earned a 34.4% field goal percentage (22 of 64) and converted 8 of their 27 three-point attempts.

Dontrez Styles is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished 42.9% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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North Carolina State will enter this game with a record of 11-17 this season. They currently have an average of 69.8 pts per contest (287th in Division 1) on 42.9% from the floor. The Wolfpack are connecting on 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (183 of 572) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Carolina State is collecting 32.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 349 dimes so far this season, which is 276th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 9.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Wolfpack are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.8 fouls. They rank 82nd in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 339 surrendered so far this season. The Wolfpack defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (701 of 1,543) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 33.9% on 3-pointers and they rank 120th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.0).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home victorious with a score of 73-67 when they played Pittsburgh. Regarding rebounding, Georgia Tech permitted Pittsburgh to grab 22 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 29.6% from downtown by going 8 of 27 and finished the contest at 17 out of 21 from the charity stripe (81.0%). The Yellow Jackets allowed Pittsburgh to make 21 of their 57 attempts from the field which had them at 36.8% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Yellow Jackets shot 20 out of 49 from the field which had them shooting 40.8%. In relation to three-point attempts, Georgia Tech converted 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 89.3%. Pittsburgh earned 20 fouls in this game which took the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. The Yellow Jackets pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the matchup.

Duncan Powell was important for the Yellow Jackets for this game. He converted 8 out of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 26 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for the game.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 14-14 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Yellow Jackets are connecting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks 222nd in college. Georgia Tech has totaled 2,066 points on the campaign (73.8 per game) and they pull in 36.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per game (108th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.2 times per game. The Yellow Jackets commit 16.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 67.9% from the charity stripe.

The Yellow Jackets on the defensive end are ranked 218th in college hoops in points given up per game with 73.1. They are forcing 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (91st in Division 1). The Georgia Tech defense concedes 35.4% on 3-point attempts (244 of 689) and opponents are knocking down 72.3% of their foul shots. They concede 14.2 dimes and 35.9 total boards per game, which is 270th and 273rd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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