North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 2/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACC Network

The Virginia Cavaliers (24-3) will go up against the NC State Wolfpack (19-8) at John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday.

The NC State Wolfpack faced off with North Carolina and walked away with a win by a score of 82-58 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Wolfpack ended up finishing with 17 and North Carolina accounted for 16 fouls. They converted 5 of 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. North Carolina ended up shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 21 attempts. On top of that, North Carolina grabbed 37 rebounds (15 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. North Carolina totaled 9 assists and had but didn't record a steal for the team. In terms of defense, North Carolina State allowed the other team to go 31.7% from the floor on 19 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected 38 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Wolfpack converted 11 of 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. North Carolina State finished the game having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (31 of 64) and knocked down 9 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Quadir Copeland is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 43.8% from the field and dished out 7 assists.

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North Carolina State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 19-8 this season. They are giving up possession 9.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, North Carolina State is snagging 35.2 boards per game and has accounted for 438 assists so far this season, which is 76th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Wolfpack are hitting 39.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (285 of 720) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They average 84.9 points per game (24th in D-1) on 47.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Wolfpack are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.8% on 3-pointers and they rank 186th in college in points per game allowed (73.8). The Wolfpack defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.4% (679 of 1,565) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 68th in college hoops in giving up assists with 329 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Virginia Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 86-83 when they played Miami. Concerning cleaning the glass, Virginia allowed Miami to get 25 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 50.0% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 17 from the charity stripe (94.1%). The Cavaliers permitted Miami to convert 29 of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5% for the game. Overall, the Cavaliers shot 29 for 50 from the field which had them shooting 58.0%. In the matter of shots from distance, Virginia made 12 out of 24 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a rate of 88.9%. Miami committed 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 21 in this matchup.

Jacari White pitched in for the Cavaliers for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and totaled 1 rebound. He racked up 17 points in his 28 mins of playing time and earned 5 dimes for the matchup.

Virginia has a record of 24-3 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cavaliers are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 116th in the nation. Virginia has tallied 2,215 points on the campaign (82.0 per game) and they grab 41.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per contest (38th in college) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per game and they go 70.5% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers are ranked 41st in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 68.0. They are forcing 11.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the field (18th in college). The Virginia defense allows 30.1% from downtown (173 of 574) and their opponents are connecting on 73.6% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 11.4 dimes and 32.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 40th and 65th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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