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The No. 15 Miami (FL) Hurricanes will be at PNC Arena to square off against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in an Atlantic Coast matchup. Action begins at 3:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 30 and will air on EFC and ES3.
The Wolfpack were beaten by Georgia Tech 90-83 on Wednesday. Anthony Barber was the game’s high scorer with 36 points. The Hurricanes are coming off an 80-69 win against Duke on Monday. Angel Rodriguez had a big game and claimed his first double-double of the season, accounting for 13 points and 11 assists.
Miami (FL) takes on North Carolina State as a four-point favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is currently not available. The Wolfpack look to build on their records of 11-10 Straight Up (SU) and 8-9-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The rebounding edge goes to the Wolfpack in this matchup, who are one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with an average of 41.5 boards per game. Not making mistakes with the ball is a staple of the North Carolina State offense, which averages just 11.1 turnovers per game.
On the other side, the Hurricanes have records of 11-6-1 ATS and 16-3 SU. Miami (FL) is one of the top shooting teams in the country, hitting .479 of its shots from the floor. Shifting to the other side of the court, the Hurricanes allow very few three-pointers on defense with 5.0 given up per game. Don’t expect Miami (FL) to give away the ball much on offense, where its 11.1 turnovers per game ranks 34th in the country.
This is the first meeting of the season for these conference rivals. The last time they played, Miami (FL) came out on top, but the win was not enough to overtake North Carolina State in their recent head-to-head series. Its record is now 4-6 SU over the most recent meetings. Furthermore, North Carolina State holds the advantage ATS with a record of 4-3-3. Neither North Carolina State nor Miami (FL) has led in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers) over their most recent five games.
Predictions: SU Winner – Mia-Fl, ATS Winner – Mia-Fl
Notes
North Carolina State is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games.
North Carolina State is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of North Carolina State’s last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Carolina State’s last 5 games at home.
North Carolina State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
North Carolina State is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home.
North Carolina State is 2-2-3 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of North Carolina State’s last 8 games when playing Miami.
North Carolina State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Miami.
Miami (FL) holds a 5-2 SU record against the Atlantic Coast Conference this season, while North Carolina State has an abysmal 1-7 SU record against the conference.
Ranked 14th, the Miami (FL) Hurricanes have an offensive rating of 117.3. The North Carolina State Wolfpack rank 220th with a defensive rating of just 104.8.
The Miami (FL) Hurricanes average a field goal percentage of 47.9% this season. The North Carolina State Wolfpack have an underachieving record of 1-5 when opponents have a FG% of 47.9% or greater.
The North Carolina State Wolfpack and the Miami (FL) Hurricanes both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. North Carolina State is 297th and 267th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Miami (FL) ranks 35th and 29th in these categories.
Miami (FL) ranks 84th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.21. North Carolina State is ranked lower at 168th with an A/TO of 1.06.
Ranked 21st in the nation, North Carolina State averages 41.5 rebounds per game. Miami (FL) ranks lower at 104th with 38.1 RPG.
On average, North Carolina State makes 4.5 steals per game. Miami (FL) has a fantastic 12-2 record when it gives up at least 4 steals.
