Wake Forest vs NC State College Basketball ATS Pick 2/22/23

Vincent Senick on February 23rd, 2023

An all-North Carolina battle is set for Wednesday night when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (17-10, 9-7 in ACC) visit the NC State Wolfpack (21-7, 11-6). Both teams are still on the bubble, but Wake is on the wrong side and the Wolfpack are comfortably on the right side. Below is my college basketball pick for Wake Forest vs NC State.

Wake Forest vs NC State Betting Pick

ℹ️ The Pick:	NC State -5.5
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This game will be played at PNC Arena at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Why Bet NC State -5.5

✅ NC State is 10-3 in their last 13 games played.

✅ The Wolfpack are 9-0 in their last nine home games.

✅ Wake Forest is 2-6 in their last eight games against NC State.

NCAABB

Feb 22, 2023 09:00 PM

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

NC State Wolfpack

Spread Pick Consensus

N/A WAKE

NCST N/A

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+187

-232

N/A WAKE

NCST N/A

Total Pick Consensus

156.5/

156.5/

N/A UN

OV N/A

Team Stats Per Game

Offense/Defense

WAKE	Team Stats Per Game	NCST
68	PTS GM	66.27
56.33	FGA	55.45
.423	FG%	.425
.266	3PT%	.286
10.25	ORB	11.64
2.06	DRB	2.23
34.92	TRB	36.18
19.08	FTA	18
.729	FT%	.747
12.5	AST	11.55
4.75	BLK	2.64
12	TO	14.55
15.83	PF	18.73

Defense/Offense

WAKE	Team Stats Per Game	NCST
64.25	PTS GM	73.36
57.75	FGA	57.64
.384	FG%	.457
.313	3PT%	.317
11.33	ORB	10.64
2.05	DRB	2.09
35.92	TRB	33.64
15.25	FTA	21.64
.770	FT%	.689
12.25	AST	13
1.5	BLK	4.27
14.58	TO	9.91
17.83	PF	17.73

Advanced Game Stats

Offense/Defense

WAKE	Advanced Game Stats	NCST
67.7	Pace	66.3
100.4	Off.Rate	98.8
.339	FTr	.325
.428	3PAr	.361
.520	TS%	.518
49.3	TRB%	51.8
52.4	AST%	49.0
11.3	STL%	8.0
15.0	BLK%	6.7
.480	eFG%	.476
15.5	TOV%	18.5
29.4	ORB%	33.6
.247	TF/FGA	.243

Defense/Offense

WAKE	Advanced Game Stats	NCST
67.7	Pace	66.3
94.9	Off.Rate	109.4
.264	FTr	.375
.452	3PAr	.314
.494	TS%	.540
50.7	TRB%	48.2
55.3	AST%	49.3
10.6	STL%	11.0
4.7	BLK%	12.1
.455	eFG%	.507
18.3	TOV%	12.7
31.5	ORB%	30.2
.203	TF/FGA	.259

Betting Trends

WAKE	Betting Trends	NCST
OVERALL		OVERALL
2-1-0	Win/Loss/Tie	2-1-0
1-2-0	ATS W/L/P	2-1-0
83.33	Avg Score	80.33
83.67	Avg Opp Score	68.67
AWAY		HOME
1-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-0-0
2-1-0	ATS W/L/P	2-1-0
80.33	Avg Score	81
78.33	Avg Opp Score	66.33

WAKE	Betting Trends	NCST
OVERALL		OVERALL
3-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-2-0
3-2-0	ATS W/L/P	2-3-0
80.8	Avg Score	72.6
78	Avg Opp Score	66.6
AWAY		HOME
2-3-0	Win/Loss/Tie	5-0-0
4-1-0	ATS W/L/P	2-3-0
81	Avg Score	82.2
75.8	Avg Opp Score	72.4

WAKE	Betting Trends	NCST
OVERALL		OVERALL
5-5-0	Win/Loss/Tie	7-3-0
6-4-0	ATS W/L/P	5-5-0
79.9	Avg Score	76.8
76.6	Avg Opp Score	70.4
AWAY		HOME
4-6-0	Win/Loss/Tie	10-0-0
6-4-0	ATS W/L/P	4-5-1
75.6	Avg Score	82.7
77.2	Avg Opp Score	69.7

Head to Head

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
01/28/2023	NCST WAKE	156.0 -3.5	+142 -173	79 77
03/02/2022	NCST WAKE	150.5 -10.0	+405 -578	76 101
02/09/2022	WAKE NCST	154.0 3.5	-169 +138	69 51
02/20/2021	NCST WAKE	140.0 -1.0	-106 -114	80 62
01/27/2021	WAKE NCST	144.0 -8.0	+295 -383	67 72
03/06/2020	WAKE NCST	151.5 -8.5	+310 -400	64 84
12/07/2019	NCST WAKE	146.0 5.5	-245 +195	91 82
02/24/2019	WAKE NCST	151.0 -15.0	+950 -1500	74 94
01/15/2019	NCST WAKE	162.5 9.0	-450 +350	67 71
02/17/2018	NCST WAKE	158.0 -2.5	+125 -145	90 84

Teams Last 10

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/24/24	GA WAKE	268.2 -13.0	+450 -589	125 115
03/20/24	APPLST WAKE	236.1 -13.6	+472 -628	122 139
03/14/24	WAKE PITT	50.9 0.2	-48 +39	24 28
03/13/24	ND WAKE	118.1 -8.6	+336 -463	51 62
03/09/24	CLMSN WAKE	60.2 -1.4	+57 -70	30 32
03/05/24	GTECH WAKE	225.9 -20.9	+1053 -1773	105 103
03/02/24	WAKE VTECH	136.6 -1.4	+95 -114	69 80
02/27/24	WAKE ND	91.2 3.0	-197 +156	44 48
02/24/24	DUKE WAKE	232.4 -4.6	+193 -233	121 127
02/20/24	PITT WAKE	203.7 -8.4	+290 -364	81 127

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
04/06/24	NCST PUR	227.2 -14.7	+529 -704	78 98
03/31/24	NCST DUKE	77.5 -3.8	+132 -166	41 35
03/29/24	NCST MARQ	83.2 -4.1	+140 -178	37 32
03/21/24	NCST TXTECH	120.2 -3.7	+133 -164	65 55
03/16/24	NCST NCAR	41.3 -2.8	+110 -152	24 22
03/14/24	NCST DUKE	51.1 -3.9	+165 -235	26 24
03/13/24	NCST SYRA	131.0 -1.3	+89 -108	72 56
03/12/24	LOU NCST	246.5 -15.7	+633 -867	140 155
03/09/24	NCST PITT	58.7 -2.6	+90 -113	29 32
03/04/24	DUKE NCST	107.2 3.0	-191 +152	56 46

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Last time out, Wake Forest visited #15 Miami and were soundly beaten 96-87. The Hurricanes were in control throughout this game, and it never looked like they were in real danger of losing this one. Wake Forest did keep fighting, but they did not have the fire power to get the win. The Demon Deacons trailed by as many as 14 points, led by four, and could not cover the +6.5-point spread.

Tyree Appleby had 15 points, two rebounds, nine assists, and one steal in the loss. Cameron Hildreth added 14 points, one rebound, eight assists, and three steals on the day.

Through 27 games, Wake Forest is scoring 78.0 points per game, shooting 46.7% from the field, and assisting on 13.3 made shots. The Demon Deacons are allowing 73.9 points, grabbing 34.3 rebounds, blocking 2.6 shots, and stealing the ball 6.1 times.

NC State Wolfpack

NC State hosted the North Carolina Tar Heels and used a big second half to win 77-69. A tight first half led to an exciting second half between these two rivals. North Carolina built an early second half six-point lead, but the Wolfpack came firing back and secured the big home win. NC State led by as many as 12 points, trailed by six, and covered the -2.0-point spread.

Jarkel Joiner had 29 points, one rebound, and one assist in the game. D.J. Burns Jr. added 18 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block in the victory.

After 28 games, NC State is scoring 78.6 points per game, shooting 45.0% from the field, and assisting on 13.6 made shots. The Wolfpack are allowing 69.2 points, grabbing 37.6 rebounds, blocking 4.9 shots, and stealing the ball 8.3 times.