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Pittsburgh vs North Carolina State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/17/21

Pittsburgh vs North Carolina State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/17/21
2021-02-17 16:30:00 EDT

The NC State Wolfpack and the Pittsburgh Panthers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Petersen Events Center. 

NC State enters this one at 8-9 so far. The Wolfpack are 1-4 in their last five games and coming off a loss to Duke. As for Pittsburgh, they’re 9-7 this year. The Panthers are 1-5 in their last six and lost to Georgia Tech in their last game. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

NC State began their year at 6-1 before a string of losses to Clemson, Miami, Florida State and North Carolina. Since then the Wolfpack are 2-4 with wins over Wake Forest and Boston College alongside losses to Syracuse, Virginia, Syracuse again and Duke. 

In the 69-53 loss to Duke on Saturday, NC State’s Shakeel Moore put up 13 points with three rebounds and one assist. Derek Funderburk and Jericole Hellems each added 11 points apiece, combining for one assist and 10 rebounds as well. 

Over on the Pittsburgh side, they went 8-2 in their first 10 games with losses to St. Francis PA and Louisville. Since then it’s been a 1-5 run with a win over Virginia Tech and losses to Wake, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia and Georgia Tech in that span. 

In the 71-65 loss to Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh’s Ithiel Horton put up 18 points with one rebound and one assist. Au’Diese Toney added 15 points with two assists and nine rebounds, and both Justin Champagnie and Xavier Johnson notched 13 points apiece. 

The Panthers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games versos a team with a losing road record and 4-0 ATS in their last four Wednesday games. Pitt is 2-5 ATS in the last seven as a home favorite and the under is 6-2-1 in the last nine Wednesday games. 

Meanwhile, the Wolfpack are 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine road games and 0-3-1 ATS in their last four Wednesday games. NC State is 2-7-2 ATS in the last 11 overall and 1-4-1 ATS in their last six after an ATS loss. 

PICK: I’m going to lean Pitt, but probably staying away. Neither of these teams has found much success lately, and both could use a convincing win here. NC State has been at 68 points or fewer in three of their last four games, and Pittsburgh has been at 66 or below in three of their last four. This one seems like it’ll be a higher-scoring matchup, and I like the Panthers better in that capacity. Should be a good matchup. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Pittsburgh Panthers -4

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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