North Carolina State Wolfpack vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 2/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: NC State Wolfpack vs California Golden Bears
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA
TV: ESPN+
The NC State Wolfpack (9-12) are traveling to Haas Pavilion on Wednesday where they will compete against the California Golden Bears (11-11).

The NC State Wolfpack stepped onto the hardwood against Clemson and ended up losing by a score of 68-58 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Wolfpack walked away with 12 while Clemson finished the game with 10 personal fouls. They converted 6 of 17 shots from three-point range. Clemson walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 12 tries. Additionally, Clemson had 27 rebounds (3 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Clemson totaled 10 assists and had 6 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, North Carolina State allowed the other team to go 48.1% from the floor on 26 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 34 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wolfpack converted 3 of their 6 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. North Carolina State finished with a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 of 60) and converted 9 of their 22 3-point shots.
Dontrez Styles is one guy who had an impact for the contest. He shot 64.3% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He played 33 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up with 24 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.
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North Carolina State comes into this matchup with a record of 9-12 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 9.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, North Carolina State is pulling down 32.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 263 dimes for the campaign, which is 309th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Wolfpack are connecting on 31.9% from downtown (127 of 398) and 71.0% from the free throw line. They average 69.8 points per contest (288th in Division 1) while shooting 43.9% from the field.
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Defensively, the Wolfpack have forced 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are 51st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 249 conceded on the year. The Wolfpack defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.0% (510 of 1,160) and they concede 35.6 boards per game as a group. They surrender 32.4% from beyond the arc and they are 61st in D-1 in opponents PPG (67.4).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the California Golden Bears walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-66 against Syracuse. With respect to rebounding, California permitted Syracuse to collect 39 overall (9 on the offensive side). They shot 50.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 16 and ended up going 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Golden Bears allowed Syracuse to make 25 out of their 54 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.3% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Bears ended up going 18 out of 63 from the field which had them sitting at 28.6%. When it comes to shots from distance, California made 6 of 35 attempts (17.1%). They were able to bury 24 of those for a rate of 80.0%. Syracuse committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Golden Bears were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the contest.
Jeremiah Wilkinson pitched in for the Golden Bears in the matchup. He had 20 points in his 35 minutes of playing time, but finished this game without an assist. He made 6 of 21 in the game giving him a rate of 28.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds.
California has a mark of 11-11 on the campaign. The Golden Bears commit 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they go 75.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.3 times per game (357th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.4 times per contest. California has totaled 1,656 pts on the season (75.3 per contest) and they collect 37.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Bears are connecting on 42.4% from the floor, which ranks them 306th in the country.
The Golden Bears on the defensive side of the court are 293rd in college in points allowed per contest with 75.5. They are forcing 11.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (323rd in college). The California defense surrenders 37.1% on three-point shots (160 of 431) and their opponents are making 73.1% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.2 dimes and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 103rd and 195th in college hoops.
Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina State
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