North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ACC Network

The NC State Wolfpack (11-5) are on their way to Tucker Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Florida State Seminoles (7-8).

The NC State Wolfpack played Boston College and walked away with a win by a score of 79-71 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Wolfpack ended up with 15 while Boston College accumulated 12 personal fouls. They buried 9 of 18 shots from downtown. Boston College finished the game shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 22 attempts. Furthermore, Boston College had 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Boston College totaled 11 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. Regarding defending, North Carolina State let their opponent shoot 51.1% from the floor on 23 of 45 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 25 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Wolfpack buried 6 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. North Carolina State wrapped up the game with a 48.4% FG percentage (30 of 62) and converted 13 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Darrion Williams is one guy who was important in this contest. He finished the game at 44.4% from the field and earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He accounted for 22 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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North Carolina State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 11-5 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 10.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, North Carolina State is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 267 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 47th in the nation in terms of passing. The Wolfpack are shooting 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (169 of 434) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.9 pts per game (57th in college hoops) while shooting 48.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wolfpack are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They rank 171st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 204 conceded on the campaign. The Wolfpack are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (379 of 889) and they concede 33.8 boards per contest as a team. They concede 33.3% on shots from downtown and they are 133rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida State Seminoles took a defeat with a final score of 91-87 when they played Duke. When discussing cleaning the glass, Florida State permitted Duke to snag 31 in total (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 44.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 25 from the charity stripe (92.0%). The Seminoles allowed Duke to knock down 28 of 53 tries from the floor which left them shooting 52.8% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Seminoles shot 31 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.4%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Florida State converted 14 out of their 30 attempts (46.7%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a rate of 68.8%. Duke was called for 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Seminoles to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Seminoles were able to pull down 13 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 21 in this matchup.

Chauncey Wiggins ended up having an impact for the Seminoles in this game. He buried 8 of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the contest.

Florida State has a record of 7-8 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Seminoles are shooting 42.4% from the floor, which ranks them 308th in the nation. Florida State has scored 1,258 pts for the year (83.9 per contest) and they snag 37.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per game (94th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. The Seminoles are committing 20.1 fouls per contest and they hit 70.7% from the free throw line.

The Seminoles on defense are ranked 312th in the nation in PPG allowed with 79.2. They are forcing 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (255th in college). The Florida State defense concedes 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (125 of 383) and opponents are converting on 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 15.9 dimes and 39.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 319th and 350th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida State

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