North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ESPN+

The NC State Wolfpack (8-5) are hitting the road to LJVM Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-4).

The NC State Wolfpack faced Virginia and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-67 in their last contest. North Carolina State walked away from the game having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (24 out of 54) and made 8 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wolfpack converted 11 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 14 dimes for this game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In reference to defense, North Carolina State let their opponent shoot 54.2% from the field on 26 of 48 shooting. Virginia totaled 18 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Virginia grabbed 20 boards (3 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Virginia ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 9 of 12 shots. They made 9 of their 20 shots from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Wolfpack ended up with 16 and Virginia recorded 15 personal fouls.

Jayden Taylor is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 4 of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and collected 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 5 assists.

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North Carolina State comes into this game with a win-loss record of 8-5 on the season. They are giving up possession 9.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, North Carolina State is pulling in 33.5 rebounds per contest and has 178 dimes for the season, which is 235th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wolfpack are connecting on 32.2% on shots from downtown (78 of 242) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 74.1 points per contest (228th in college) on 46.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Wolfpack are forcing 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They surrender 29.7% from 3-point land while they are 68th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (66.3). The Wolfpack defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.0% (309 of 719) and they relinquish 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 90th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 154 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons got the victory with a final of 81-71 when they faced Syracuse. The Demon Deacons were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 11 steals in this matchup. Syracuse had 23 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They were able to make 20 of those for a rate of 76.9%. When talking about 3-pointers, Wake Forest buried 9 of 19 tries (47.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Demon Deacons finished 26 for 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3%. The Demon Deacons allowed Syracuse to knock down 21 of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.5% for this game. They went 22.7% from downtown by shooting 5 of 22 and ended up going 24 of 32 from the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Wake Forest permitted Syracuse to pull down 38 in total (13 offensive).

Hunter Sallis ended up being a factor for the Demon Deacons for the matchup. He recorded 23 points in his 40 mins on the court and accumulated 4 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 18 in the game giving him a rate of 38.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

Wake Forest has a record of 10-4 this season. The Demon Deacons commit 16.5 fouls per contest while shooting 73.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.0 times per contest (316th in D-1) and they cough up possession 12.4 times per game. Wake Forest has earned 959 pts on the season (68.5 per game) and they snag 34.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Demon Deacons are shooting 42.9% from the floor, which is 284th in the nation.

The Wake Forest defense concedes 30.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (113 of 366) and their opposition makes 77.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.3 assists and 36.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 120th and 276th in the nation. The Demon Deacons on the defensive end are ranked 47th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 65.4. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.4% from the field (21st 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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