NC State vs Duke 1/4/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Duke Blue Devils and NC State Wolfpack meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the PNC Arena. The Duke Blue Devils look for their 12th win. The NC State Wolfpack look for their 12th win.

The Duke Blue Devils are averaging 73.9 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 60.9 points on 40.6 percent shooting. Kyle Filipowski is averaging 13.8 points and 8.6 rebounds, while Jeremy Roach is averaging 12.5 points and 2.5 rebounds. Mark Mitchell is dishing 1.4 assists and Ryan Young is grabbing 7.1 rebounds. The Duke Blue Devils are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 78.5 percent from the free throw line. The Duke Blue Devils are allowing 27.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.2 rebounds per game.

The NC State Wolfpack are averaging 79.5 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 68.3 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Terquavion Smith is averaging 18.1 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Jarkel Joiner is averaging 15.7 points and 4.1 rebounds. Casey Morsell is the third double-digit scorer and Jack Clark is grabbing 7.3 rebounds. The NC State Wolfpack are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.2 percent from the free throw line. The NC State Wolfpack are allowing 31.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game.

The Blue Devils are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Wolfpack are 16-33-3 ATS in their last 52 home games and 15-35-2 ATS in their last 52 games overall. The over is 5-1 in Blue Devils last 6 overall. The under is 4-1 in Wolfpack last 5 overall.

The NC State Wolfpack will obviously be up of this game at home, and they’ve been a decent club through 15 games, but I’d need an extra bucket to consider them here. The Duke Blue Devils are playing their best ball of the season right now, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 13 points. We’ve seen these movies before. I’ll lay the chalk with Duke.