NC State vs Miami (FL) Prediction 3/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The NC State Wolfpack and the Miami Hurricanes meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Watsco Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an NC State vs. Miami prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams have not met yet this season, but last season, NC State won the lone head-to-head meeting between these two teams by a final score of 74-68 at home to make it back-to-back wins in this head-to-head matchup for the Wolfpack.

NC State Recap

The NC State Wolfpack come into this game looking to add on to their 71-63 win over Pitt last time out to sit at 12-18 on the year.

Wolfpack Trying To Finish Season On High Note

Marcus Hill leads the Wolfpack in scoring with 11.7 PPG and 3.8 RPG while Jayden Taylor has 11.1 PPG and 2.9 RPG. Dontrez Styles has 10.9 PPG with 4.8 RPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for NC State so far this season. Ben Middlebrooks has 7.6 PPG with 4.3 RPG while Brandon Huntley-Hatfield has 7.2 PPG with a team-high 4.9 RPG to lead the Wolfpack in rebounding so far this season. Michael O’Connell also has 6.1 PPG with 2.8 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead NC State in the assist department so far this season. As a team, NC State is averaging 69.6 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field, 32% from behind the arc, and 71.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the NC State Wolfpack will win

• Miami (FL) has lost each of its last 11 day games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Miami Recap

The Miami Hurricanes come into this game looking to bounce back from an 89-74 loss at the hands of Georgia Tech last time out to sit at 6-24 on the year.

Hurricanes Lose 6th In A Row

Matthew Cleveland leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 17.1 PPG with 4.4 RPG while Nijel Pack has 13.9 PPG with 3 RPG and 4.3 APG. Lynn Kidd has 11.5 PPG with 7.1 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Miami up to this point in the year. Jalen Blackmon has 6.9 PPG while Brandon Johnson has 8.4 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG of his own to lead Miami in rebounding up to this point in the year. Jalil Bethea has 7 PPG and A.J. Staton-McCray has 7.3 PPG as well so far this season for the ‘Canes. As a team, Miami is averaging 74.1 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three, and 76.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Miami Hurricanes will win

• NC State has lost each of its last nine road games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• The home team has won each of NC State’s last six games.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of Miami (FL)’s last nine day games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Watsco Center have produced a total of 152+ points.
• Eight of NC State’s last nine day games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 149 or fewer points.

NC State vs. Miami Prediction

I’m on Miami in this game. NC State hasn’t been able to win a road game all season and I don’t see that changing here as it’s Miami’s senior day and while nothing’s really gone right on either side this season, with both teams being eliminated from qualifying for the ACC tournament, I think that this is sort of a last stand type of situation for Miami to end their season on a high note. Not a game I’m rushing to bet necessarily, but I’ll roll with Miami in this game.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Miami +1