NC State vs Pittsburgh Prediction 3/5/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Pitt Panthers 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 a Pitt vs. NC State prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams have yet to square off this season, but Pitt won the last meeting back on March 9^th, 2024, at home by a final score of 81-73. The win gave the Panthers their fourth straight head-to-head win over NC State, both SU and ATS.

Pitt Recap

The Pitt Panthers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 79-68 loss at the hands of Louisville in their last game to fall to 16-13 on the year. After this game, Pitt will close out the season at home with a game against Boston College.

Panthers Lose Three In A Row

Jaland Lowe leads the Panthers in scoring and assists with 16.7 PPG and 5.3 APG along with 4.2 RPG and 1.8 SPG while Ishmael Leggett has 16.3 PPG with 5.8 RPG and 2.7 APG to lead the Panthers in rebounding. Damian Dunn has 10 PPG and Cameron Corhen has 10.8 PPG with 5.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Pitt up to this point in the year. Zack Austin also has 9.5 PPG with 4.6 RPG and Brandin Cummings also has 6.1 PPG while Guillermo Diaz Graham has 6.4 PPG with 5.1 RPG up to this point in the year. As a team, Pitt is averaging 76.5 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 34.9% from behind the arc, and 78.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Pittsburgh Panthers will win

• NC State has lost each of its last seven night games.
• Pittsburgh has won each of its last four games against NC State.

NC State Recap

The NC State Wolfpack come into this game looking to bounce back from an 87-62 loss at the hands of Georgia Tech last time out to sit at 11-18 this season. After this game, NC State will head on the road to close out the regular season with a game against Miami.

Wolfpack Drop Back-To-Back Games

Marcus Hill leads the Wolfpack in scoring with 11.7 PPG and 3.8 RPG while Jayden Taylor has 11.1 PPG and 2.9 RPG. Dontrez Styles has 10.9 PPG with 4.8 RPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for NC State so far this season. Ben Middlebrooks has 7.6 PPG with 4.3 RPG while Brandon Huntley-Hatfield has 7.2 PPG with a team-high 4.9 RPG to lead the Wolfpack in rebounding so far this season. Michael O’Connell also has 6.1 PPG with 2.8 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead NC State in the assist department so far this season. As a team, NC State is averaging 69.6 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field, 32% from behind the arc, and 71.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the NC State Wolfpack will win

• Pittsburgh has lost seven of its last eight road games.
• The home team has won seven of NC State’s last eight games.

Total Points Facts

• Six of Pittsburgh’s last seven road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 146+ points.
• Four of the last five games between Pittsburgh and NC State have produced a total of 140 or fewer points.

Pitt vs. NC State Prediction

I’m on NC State here. I just have little faith in Pitt right now and this is not the same Pitt team that we have become accustomed to seeing from years past that can just be trusted to take care of business on the road blindly. The Wolfpack have not been a very good team if we’re being honest, but they at least do their best work at home and I think they take care of business in their home finale as it might be the last win they see this season given their form away from home. Give me NC State and the free bucket here.