Virginia vs. NC State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 24, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 24, 2024

In regular season action on Wednesday, the Virginia Cavaliers (13-5, 4-3 ACC) will play the NC State Wolfpack (13-5, 5-2 ACC), with Reece Beekman and DJ Horne among the key players to watch. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is at 7:00 PM ET. The Cavaliers are currently 6-point favorites over the Wolfpack. The over/under is 130.5 points for the game.

Virginia vs. NC State Betting Lines

Virginia vs NC State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Virginia -6 130.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick NC State (+6)
Total Pick Over (130.5)

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Virginia vs. NC State Stat Rankings

Virginia Avg. (Rank) NC State Avg. (Rank)
65.5 (341st) Points Scored 77.3 (100th)
58.2 (2nd) Points Allowed 70.2 (133rd)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.4 (274th) Off. Rebounds 9.7 (87th)
6.6 (263rd) 3pt Made 7.1 (215th)
15.8 (47th) Assists 13.0 (204th)
7.9 (2nd) Turnovers 9.7 (33rd)

Virginia vs. NC State Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Cavaliers are 10-8-0 this year.
  • Against the spread as 6-point favorites or more, Virginia is 6-4.
  • Out of 18 Cavaliers games so far this year, seven have hit the over.
  • In six games this season, Virginia and its opponent have combined for more than 130.5 points.
  • The over/under in this game is 130.5 points, 6.8 higher than the average total in Cavaliers games this season.
  • Against the spread, NC State is 8-10-0 this year.
  • The Wolfpack have won once ATS (1-1) as a 6-point underdog or greater this year.
  • Out of 18 Virginia’s games so far this season, seven have hit the over.
  • So far this season, 15 Wolfpack games have featured over 130.5 points scored.
  • The average total for NC State’s games is 147.6 points, which is 17.1 more than this game’s over/under.

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Virginia Impact Players

  • Ryan Dunn totals a team-best 6.8 rebounds per contest. In addition, he’s recording 9.5 points and 0.9 assists, shooting 56.8% from the floor.
  • Isaac McKneely posts 11.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, shooting 42.5% from the field and 48.9% from downtown with 2.6 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Andrew Rohde is posting 5.4 points, 3.1 assists and 2.4 rebounds per contest.
  • Jacob Groves posts 7.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

NC State Impact Players

  • Horne is the Wolfpack’s top scorer (15.1 points per game) and assist man (2.8), and contributes 3.3 rebounds.
  • D.J. Burns is posting 12.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, making 52.7% of his shots from the field.
  • Jayden Taylor is putting up 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, making 38.8% of his shots from the floor and 31.6% from beyond the arc, with 1.3 treys per game.
  • Casey Morsell is averaging 11.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, making 42.0% of his shots from the floor and 30.0% from 3-point range, with 1.2 triples per game.
  • The Wolfpack get 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game from Dennis Parker Jr..

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