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College Basketball Betting Picks and Predictions: North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons - February 22, 2023

February 22, 2023


The Wake Forest Demon Deacons enter this game having won three of their last five games but are coming off an 87-96 loss on the road against the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday which also ended their three-game winning streak.Meanwhile, the NC State Wolfpack enter this game having won three of their last five games including a 77-69 win at home against the North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday.BookMaker has the NC State Wolfpack listed as 6-point favorites at home against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and has set the total for the over/under plays at 155 points. Which team will come away with the win in this matchup on Wednesday? Lets take a deeper dive into how these teams are performing this season.Wake Forest Demon Deacons Team PreviewThe Wake Forest Demon Deacons enter this game with an overall record of 17-10 which puts them in 7th place in the ACC and are coming off an 87-96 loss on the road against the Miami Hurricanes. The Demon Deacons are 15-12 ATS overall, 6-4 ATS on the road, 7-4 ATS as an underdog, and 10-6 ATS in Conference games this season.Tyree Appleby leads the team in scoring and assists with an average of 18.5 points and 6.3 assists per game this season. Andrew Carr leads the team in rebounds and blocks with an average of 5.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game on the year. NC State Wolfpack Team PreviewThe NC State Wolfpack enter this game with an overall record of 21-7 which puts them in 5th place in the ACC and are coming off a 77-69 win at home against the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Wolfpack are 13-13-2 ATS overall, 6-7-2 ATS at home, 8-8-2 ATS as a favorite, and 7-10 ATS in Conference games this season.Terquavion Smith leads the team in scoring and assists with an average of 18.1 points and 4.5 assists per game this season. Jack Clark leads the team in rebounds with an average of 7.2 rebounds per game on the year. DJ Burns, Ebenezer Dowuona, and Ernest Ross are tied for the team lead in blocks with an average of 0.9 blocks per game.Series Trends and Game PickNC State has won seven of the last ten games in the series and has won by an average score of 78.4 to 75.1 while going 6-4 ATS in those matchups. The Demon Deacons have won two of the last three games in the series and have won by an average score of 82.33 to 68.67 while going 2-1 ATS in those contests.The over has hit in six of the last ten games in the series with the teams combining for an average of 153.5 points per game in those contests. The over has hit in two of the last three games with the teams combining for an average of 151 points per game in those matchups.Both teams are two of the highest-scoring teams this season in college basketball with Wake Forest averaging 78.04 points per game and North Carolina State averaging 78.61 points per game. The over has been the trend in the series, hitting in six of the last ten and two of the last three games. As a result, I am taking the over 155 points on BookMaker for this matchup on Wednesday night.Spooky Express Pick: Over 155 Points