NC State vs Wake Forest Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/4/25

The NC State Wolfpack and Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet Saturday in college basketball action at the LJVM Coliseum. Here’s an NC State vs Wake Forest Prediction. This article will include an NC State vs Wake Forest Pick.

NC State Wolfpack Betting Preview

The NC State Wolfpack beat Rider, lost to Virginia, and they play Notre Dame, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech next. The NC State Wolfpack is averaging 74.2 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 66.4 points on 43 percent shooting. Jayden Taylor is averaging 12.5 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Marcus Hill is averaging 12.5 points and 3.6 rebounds. Dontrez Styles is dishing 0.5 assists and Ben Middelebrooks is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The NC State Wolfpack are shooting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc and 69.3 percent from the free throw line. The NC State Wolfpack are allowing 29.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.8 rebounds per game.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Betting Preview

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons lost to Clemson, beat Syracuse, and they play Miami, Stanford, and Virginia Tech next. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are averaging 68.5 points on 42.9 percent shooting and allowing 65.4 points on 38.4 percent shooting. Hunter Sallis is averaging 18.2 points and 4 rebounds, while Cameron Hildreth is averaging 12.7 points and 4.4 rebounds. Tre’Von Spillers is dishing 0.5 assists and Efton Reid III is grabbing 6.1 rebounds. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are shooting 27.7 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are allowing 30.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game.

NC State vs Wake Forest Injury Report

Wake Forest will continue to be without Omaha Biliew, Marqus Marion, Vincent Ricchiuti, Mason Hagedorn, and Will Underwood. NC State will be without Mike James, while Ben Middlebrooks is questionable with an illness.

NC State vs Wake Forest Prediction

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the more talented team with the better defense, but let’s not act like they’re world-beaters. We’ve seen Wake Forest struggle time and time again whenever they’re playing decent teams. NC State isn’t what it was in past years, but the Wolfpack can still score at a decent clip. NC State has also had a brutal schedule up to this point, so this is a battle-tested group that won’t be scared of the moment. If NC State defends, this game will be close down the stretch. I’ll grab the points with NC State on the road.