NC State vs Notre Dame Prediction 1/8/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the NC State Wolfpack meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Lenovo Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an NC State vs Notre Dame Prediction.

Notre Dame Recap

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish come into this game looking to bounce back from a 74-73 loss at the hands of the North Carolina Tar Heels last time out to fall to 7-7 on the year. After this game, Notre Dame will take on Duke, Boston College, Syracuse, and Virginia.

Irish Lose Back-To-Back Games

Markus Burton has posted 18.9 PPG with 3.9 RPG and 4 APG in 7 games played so far this season while Tae Davis has 16.6 PPG with 5.5 RPG. Braeden Shrewsberry has 16.1 PPG with 2.7 RPG and Matt Allocco has 10 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 3.6 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Notre Dame up to this point in the year. Kebba Njie also has 6.4 PPG with a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Fighting Irish in rebounding as well on the year. As a team, Notre Dame is averaging 75.6 PPG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three-point range, and 75.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will win

• Notre Dame has won five of its last six night games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• NC State has lost each of its last three night games against the Atlantic Coast Conference at Lenovo Center.

NC State Recap

The NC State Wolfpack come into this game looking to bounce back from a 77-59 loss to Wake Forest last time out to fall to 8-6 on the year. After this game, NC State will meet North Carolina and Virginia Tech.

Wolfpack Drop Back-To-Back Outings As Well

Marcus Hill leads the Wolfpack in scoring with 12.6 PPG and 3.6 RPG while Jayden Taylor has 12.1 PPG as the lone pair of double-digit scorers for NC State so far this season. Ben Middlebrooks has 9.4 PPG with 4.2 RPG and Dontrez Styles has 9.6 PPG with 4.3 RPG while Brandon Huntley-Hatfield has 9.2 PPG with a team-high 5.2 RPG to lead the Wolfpack in rebounding so far this season. Michael O’Connell also has 6.8 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 3.9 APG to lead NC State in the assist department so far this season. As a team, NC State is averaging 73 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 32.2% from behind the arc, and 69.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the NC State Wolfpack will win

• NC State has won 13 of its last 14 night games.
• Notre Dame has lost three of its last four games at Lenovo Center.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Notre Dame’s last six road night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 135 or fewer points.
• Eight of NC State’s last nine night games against the Atlantic Coast Conference have produced a total of 143+ points.

NC State vs Notre Dame Prediction

I’m on NC State here. I just think that Notre Dame is a team that plays well against bad teams and struggles when they have to make the step up in competition. We’ve only seen Notre Dame beat Georgetown (A win that’s aging well) and Syracuse as their lone power conference wins this season. NC State is more battle-tested and I think they get the bounce-back win getting back home here. Give me NC State in this one.