Thursday’s game between the No. 9 NC State Wolfpack (22-5) and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-18) at Reynolds Coliseum has a good chance to be a one-sided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 80-56 and heavily favors NC State to come out on top. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET on February 27.

Based on our computer prediction, NC State should cover the spread, which is currently listed at 22.5. The two sides are projected to eclipse the 135.5 over/under.

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NC State vs. Wake Forest Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
• Time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ACC Network X
• Where: Raleigh, North Carolina
• Venue: Reynolds Coliseum
• Line: NC State -22.5
• Point total: 135.5
• Moneyline (to win): NC State -10000, Wake Forest +1600

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NC State vs. Wake Forest Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  NC State 80, Wake Forest 56

Spread & Total Prediction for NC State vs. Wake Forest

• Pick ATS: NC State (-22.5)
• Pick OU: Over (135.5)

NC State is 9-13-0 against the spread this season compared to Wake Forest’s 5-7-0 ATS record. The Wolfpack have hit the over in 15 games, while Demon Deacons games have gone over seven times. The two teams combine to score 139.9 points per game, 4.4 more points than this matchup’s total. In the last 10 games, NC State has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall. Wake Forest has gone 5-5 against the spread and 1-9 overall in its last 10 matches.

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NC State Performance Insights

• The Wolfpack have a +322 scoring differential, topping opponents by 11.9 points per game. They’re putting up 78.2 points per game to rank 24th in college basketball and are allowing 66.3 per outing to rank 225th in college basketball.
• NC State ranks 19th in the country at 36.9 rebounds per game. That’s 3.5 more than the 33.4 its opponents average.
• NC State knocks down 6.9 three-pointers per game (110th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.1. It shoots 33.4% from deep while its opponents hit 30.3% from long range.
• The Wolfpack rank 49th in college basketball with 93.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 143rd in college basketball defensively with 78.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• NC State has committed 1.9 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 11.8 (17th in college basketball play) while forcing 13.7 (283rd in college basketball).

Wake Forest Performance Insights

• The Demon Deacons are being outscored by 3.3 points per game, with a -88 scoring differential overall. They put up 61.7 points per game (254th in college basketball), and give up 65 per outing (192nd in college basketball).
• Wake Forest is 341st in the nation at 27.4 rebounds per game. That’s 2.4 fewer than the 29.8 its opponents average.
• Wake Forest makes 5.5 three-pointers per game (231st in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6 on average.
• Wake Forest has committed 16.3 turnovers per game (239th in college basketball) while forcing 16 (146th in college basketball).

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