The NC State Wolfpack and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Wake Forest vs NC State Prediction.
NC State Recap
The NC State Wolfpack come into this game looking to bounce back after a narrow 70-67 loss to the Virginia Cavaliers on the road to fall to 8-5 on the year. After this game NC State will head home for a two-game home stand, starting with a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Wolfpack Looking For Consistency
Jayden Taylor and Marcus Hill share the team lead in scoring with 12.5 PPG as the lone pair of double-digit scorers for NC State so far this season with Hill logging 3.6 RPG while Taylor has 2.7 RPG. Ben Middlebrooks has 9.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG and Dontrez Styles has 9.5 PPG with 3.8 RPG while Brandon Huntley-Hatfield has 9.2 PPG with a team-high 5.4 RPG to lead the Wolfpack in rebounding so far this season. Michael O’Connell also has 6.5 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 4 APG to lead NC State in the assist department so far this season. As a team, NC State is averaging 74.1 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 32.2% from behind the arc and 69.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the NC State Wolfpack will win
- NC State has won seven of its last eight games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Wake Forest Recap
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons come into this one hoping to add on to their win over Syracuse by a final score of 81-71. After this game, Wake Forest will head on the road for a matchup with the Miami Hurricanes.
Demon Deacons Win Third Game In Four Tries
Hunter Sallis leads the Demon Deacons in scoring with 18.2 PPG along with 4 RPG and 3.1 APG while Cameron Hildreth has 12.7 PPG with 4.4 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Demon Deacons in assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Wake Forest up to this point in the year. Tre’Von Spillers also has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 9.4 RPG to lead the Demon Deacons on the glass up to this point in the year and Efton Reid III has 7.7 PPG with 6.1 RPG as well this season. As a team, Wake Forest is averaging 68.5 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 27.7% from three and 73.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will win
- Wake Forest has won each of its last eight day games against the Atlantic Coast Conference at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the last 12 games between NC State and Wake Forest at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum have produced a total of 138+ points.
- Each of NC State’s last 12 games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum have produced a total of 138+ points.
Wake Forest vs NC State Prediction
I’m on Wake Forest here. I think that the Demon Deacons are likely a better team than what they’ve shown up to this point in the year, which still hasn’t been terrible, but we definitely saw flashes of it in the win over Syracuse. NC State is a team that I’ve had a hard time trusting this season, and I just don’t think that they have the scoring depth to go toe-to-toe with Wake for a full 40 minutes here. Give me Wake Forest.
