Miami Hurricanes vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN+

The NC State Wolfpack (18-7) will try to beat the Miami Hurricanes (19-5) at Lenovo Center on Saturday.

The Miami Hurricanes took the court against North Carolina and notched a win by a score of 75-66 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 9 and North Carolina had 18 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 27 tries from 3-point land. North Carolina finished the game shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 10 shots. On top of that, North Carolina grabbed 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Carolina doled out 16 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Regarding defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 25 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 35 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hurricanes buried 14 of 23 shots for a percentage of 60.9%. Miami wrapped up the game with a 46.8% FG percentage (29 of 62) and knocked down 3 of 13 3-pointers.

Malik Reneau is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and totaled 10 rebounds. He finished shooting 45.5% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.

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Miami enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-5 for the campaign. They have an average of 83.8 points per outing (36th in D-1) while connecting on 50.9% from the floor. The Hurricanes are shooting 33.9% on 3-pointers (157 of 463) and 67.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is grabbing 38.7 boards per game and has earned 411 assists this season, which ranks 55th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hurricanes are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They surrender 35.0% on three-point shots while they are 79th in the nation in PPG allowed (69.8). The Hurricanes defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.8% (597 of 1,396) and they relinquish 30.0 boards per game as a team. They are 152nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 320 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the NC State Wolfpack took a defeat with a final score of 118-77 when they faced Louisville. The Wolfpack snagged 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. Louisville was called for 16 fouls in this contest which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to convert 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 89.5%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, North Carolina State knocked down 4 of their 22 tries (18.2%). When the game finished, the Wolfpack shot 28 for 68 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. The Wolfpack permitted Louisville to convert 39 out of 65 tries from the floor which had them shooting 60.0% for this game. They finished 60.0% from distance via 18 out of 30 and ended up shooting 22 of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). In regard to rebounds, North Carolina State permitted Louisville to pull down 42 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Ven-Allen Lubin ended up being a major contributor for the Wolfpack for the matchup. He tallied 20 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist. He made 7 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a mark of 18-7 so far this season. The Wolfpack commit 18.4 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 76.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.5 times per game (52nd in college) and they are turning it over 9.6 times per game. North Carolina State has 2,133 pts on the season (85.3 per game) and they collect 35.4 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Wolfpack are shooting 47.8% from the field, which ranks 50th in the nation.

The Wolfpack are ranked 201st in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.3. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (161st in the nation). The North Carolina State defense concedes 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (232 of 660) and their opponents are converting on 68.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.5 dimes and 35.0 boards every game, which is ranked 111th and 210th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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