North Carolina Tar Heels vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN+

The North Carolina Tar Heels (10-6) are en route to Lenovo Center on Saturday where they will go up against the NC State Wolfpack (9-6).

The North Carolina Tar Heels faced off with SMU and notched a win by a score of 82-67 in their last contest. North Carolina wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.4% FG percentage (27 out of 57) and made 11 of their 22 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Tar Heels made 17 of 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 17 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to the defense, North Carolina let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the field on 23 out of 69 shooting. SMU recorded 7 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Additionally, SMU pulled down 38 boards (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. SMU finished shooting 81.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 21 shots. They converted 4 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Tar Heels ended up walking away with 18 while SMU totaled 15 fouls.

RJ Davis is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He left the arena with 26 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He shot 53.3% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes.

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North Carolina comes into this game with a record of 10-6 this year. They average 84.4 points per outing (23rd in the country) while shooting 47.4% from the field. The Tar Heels are connecting on 32.5% on three-point attempts (122 of 375) and 74.5% from the free throw line. As a team, North Carolina is pulling in 38.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 229 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 136th in college in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.4 times per game and as a team they commit 19.2 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Tar Heels are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 239th in college in giving up assists with 212 surrendered on the season. The Tar Heels defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.4% (438 of 1,032) and they surrender 36.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 33.9% from 3-point land while they are 327th in D-1 in opponents points per game (78.4).

The last time they took the court, the NC State Wolfpack went home victorious with a score of 66-65 against Notre Dame. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, North Carolina State permitted Notre Dame to pull down 30 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished 42.1% from three-point range by going 8 of 19 and finished the game at 9 of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). The Wolfpack allowed Notre Dame to bury 24 of 52 tries from the floor which left them shooting 46.2% for the game. When all was said and done, the Wolfpack ended up shooting 24 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.6%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, North Carolina State made 10 out of their 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to bury 8 of them for a rate of 72.7%. Notre Dame earned 11 fouls in this matchup which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Wolfpack were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this matchup.

Marcus Hill was important for the Wolfpack for this contest. He accumulated 15 points in his 36 mins on the court and earned 4 assists for this game. He converted 6 of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a mark of 9-6 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wolfpack are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 148th in Division 1. North Carolina State has earned 1,088 pts for the season (72.5 per contest) and they snag 32.7 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.5 times per contest (224th in college) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per contest. The Wolfpack have committed 16.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Wolfpack are ranked 73rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 66.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (229th in D-1). The North Carolina State defense concedes 30.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (90 of 291) and their opposition knocks down 74.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.1 assists and 34.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 107th and 205th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina

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