Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: The CW Network

Lenovo Center is the site where the NC State Wolfpack (12-5) will compete against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-8) on Saturday.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took the court against Pittsburgh and went home with a loss by a final score of 89-66 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Yellow Jackets finished with 10 while Pittsburgh recorded 18 fouls. They also knocked down 11 of their 26 attempts from distance. Pittsburgh went 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 12 tries. On top of that, Pittsburgh grabbed 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh recorded 19 assists and had 12 steals for the game. Concerning defending, Georgia Tech allowed the other team to go 53.1% from the floor on 34 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes in the game while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected a total of 31 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 10 of 15 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Georgia Tech finished the game with a 40.0% FG percentage (24 out of 60) and buried 8 out of their 20 shots from downtown.

Kowacie Reeves Jr. is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He played for 36 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 58.8% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Georgia Tech comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 10-8 on the year. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Georgia Tech is grabbing 39.3 boards per game and has totaled 309 assists on the campaign, which is 34th in college in terms of passing. The Yellow Jackets are hitting 35.6% on 3-point shots (118 of 331) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.4 pts per game (217th in the nation) while connecting on 44.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Yellow Jackets are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 272nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 255 surrendered on the season. The Yellow Jackets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.4% (455 of 1,126) and they surrender 35.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 29.8% on shots from distance while they are 170th in the nation in PPG allowed (73.0).

In their last game, the NC State Wolfpack walked away with a victory by a final of 113-69 when they faced Florida State. The Wolfpack pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 11 steals in the matchup. Florida State earned 22 fouls in the matchup which took the Wolfpack to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.3%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, North Carolina State converted 19 out of 35 attempts (54.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Wolfpack ended up going 38 out of 69 from the field which had them shooting 55.1%. The Wolfpack allowed Florida State to convert 22 out of 56 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 39.3% for the game. They finished 21.7% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 23 and finished the game at 20 out of 29 at the charity stripe (69.0%). In regard to rebounds, North Carolina State allowed Florida State to snag 23 in total (4 offensive).

Paul McNeil Jr. ended up having an impact for the Wolfpack in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and earned 1 assist for the game.

North Carolina State has a record of 12-5 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Wolfpack are connecting on 48.5% from the field, which has them ranked 48th in the nation. North Carolina State has accounted for 1,471 points for the season (86.5 per game) and they pull down 36.6 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 16.9 times per game (60th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per game. The Wolfpack commit 19.1 fouls every game and they hit 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The North Carolina State defense concedes 32.8% on three-point shots (151 of 461) and their opposition knocks down 70.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.4 dimes and 33.2 boards per game, which ranks them 101st and 105th in the nation. The Wolfpack are ranked 119th in the nation in points given up per game with 71.2. They have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the field (123rd 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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