Texas Southern Tigers vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 12/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Location: Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, NC

TV: ACC Extra

Reynolds Coliseum is the location where the NC State Wolfpack (7-4) will take on the Texas Southern Tigers (1-7) on Wednesday.

The Texas Southern Tigers faced Minnesota and ended up losing by a score of 89-53 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 17 and Minnesota totaled 14 personal fouls. They knocked down 15 of 34 tries from three-point range. Minnesota finished shooting 72.0% at the free throw line by converting 18 of their 25 attempts. Furthermore, Minnesota totaled 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Minnesota recorded 27 assists and had 12 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Texas Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 28 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 12 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. Texas Southern wrapped up the game having earned a 35.8% FG percentage (19 of 53) and made 3 of their 18 shots from 3-point land.

Alex Anderson is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up scoring 11 points on 3 out of 3 shooting. He was on the court for 21 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. He finished 100.0% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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Texas Southern comes into this one with a record of 1-7 so far this season. They are turning it over 15.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 21.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Texas Southern is grabbing 33.5 boards per game and has earned 71 dimes this season, which is 364th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 30.9% on 3-point shots (43 of 139) and 67.0% from the free throw line. They average 71.1 points per contest (305th in college hoops) while connecting on 43.2% from the field.

On defense, the Tigers have forced 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 fouls. They give up 34.4% on shots from downtown while they are 358th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (87.0). The Tigers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.7% (226 of 474) and they surrender 39.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 143rd in Division 1 in giving up assists with 136 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the NC State Wolfpack took a defeat with a final score of 77-76 when they played Kansas. The Wolfpack collected 29 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the matchup. They turned it over 7 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. Kansas earned 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wolfpack to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 73.3%. In regard to three-point attempts, North Carolina State converted 9 of their 34 tries (26.5%). Overall, the Wolfpack ended up shooting 28 for 74 from the floor which had them at 37.8%. The Wolfpack permitted Kansas to make 30 of 70 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9% for the matchup. They finished shooting 36.7% from beyond the arc by going 11 out of 30 and ended up shooting 6 of 10 at the free throw line (60.0%). Regarding cleaning the glass, North Carolina State allowed Kansas to collect 41 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Quadir Copeland ended up being a major contributor for the Wolfpack for the game. He converted 6 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for the game.

North Carolina State has a win-loss mark of 7-4 on the year. As an offensive team, the Wolfpack are hitting on 48.8% from the field, which is 54th in the country. North Carolina State has accounted for 964 points for the year (87.6 per contest) and they average 36.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per contest (70th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 9.9 times per game. The Wolfpack commit 19.4 fouls per game and they connect on 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The North Carolina State defense gives up 34.1% on shots from distance (103 of 302) and their opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.0 dimes and 33.9 boards every game, which has them ranked 164th and 147th in those categories. The Wolfpack defensively are ranked 185th in college in points allowed per game with 73.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (145th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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