The Pittsburgh Panthers (16-13) travel to face off against the North Carolina State Wolfpack (11-18) on Wednesday, March 5th. This game will be played at Lenovo Center in Raleigh and televised on ACCN. Both Pittsburgh and North Carolina State will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 ET.

Pittsburgh Panthers vs North Carolina State Wolfpack

The Panthers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Pittsburgh Panthers Recent Game/Games

The Panthers dropped to 16-13 on the season after a 79-68 road loss to Louisville on March 1st. Entering the game as +10.5 point underdogs, Pittsburgh not only lost but also failed to cover the spread.

Pittsburgh trailed 39-33 at halftime and couldn’t close the gap, scoring 35 points in the 2nd half while allowing 40. The game’s total points of 147 fell short of the 151.5 O/U line.

The Wolfpack Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

North Carolina State Wolfpack Recent Game/Games

North Carolina State’s season continued to spiral with an 87-62 loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday, dropping their record to 11-18. The Wolfpack, who were +3.5 point underdogs, failed to cover the spread in the road game.

After trailing 41-30 at halftime, NC State allowed 46 points in the 2nd half while scoring just 32. The game’s total points of 149 exceeded the 140.5-point O/U line.

Panthers Offense Breakdown

In their last game, Pittsburgh’s offense struggled with a 36.5% shooting performance from the field, including just 27% from beyond the arc, where they hit 10 of 37 attempts. Their effective field goal percentage was 44.4%, and they connected on 12 of 17 free throws, good for 70.6%.

Chucky Hepburn was a standout, hitting 6 of 6 from three-point range and finishing with 37 points on 81.8% shooting overall. Jaland Lowe contributed 10 rebounds and 5 assists, despite shooting just 1 of 8 from deep.

Wolfpack Offense Breakdown

In their last game, NC State struggled offensively, shooting just 37.7% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range. They finished with an effective field goal percentage of 45.3% and managed 62 points, with 14 assists and 9 offensive rebounds.

Baye Ndongo led the way, scoring 29 points and grabbing 17 rebounds, shooting 58.8% overall. Duncan Powell added 23 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 60% of his shots, including 2 of 5 from beyond the arc.

Panthers Team Defense

Despite Pittsburgh’s defensive efforts, they allowed 79 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 51% from the field. The Panthers gave up 12 two-point field goals on 24 attempts, a 50% shooting rate.

From beyond the arc, Pittsburgh’s defense allowed 11 three-pointers on 21 attempts, a 52% success rate. The opposing team also went to the free-throw line 31 times, making 22 of those shots for a 71% free-throw percentage.

Wolfpack Team Defense

Despite Pittsburgh’s defensive efforts, they couldn’t contain their opponent, giving up 79 points on 51% shooting. The Panthers allowed 11 threes on 21 attempts, a 52% rate from beyond the arc.

Pittsburgh sent their opponent to the line 31 times, where they hit 22 free throws, a 71% success rate. The Panthers did limit second chances, allowing just 3 offensive rebounds.

Panthers vs Wolfpack Trends

• Although Pittsburgh has a straight up record of 0-3 in their last three road games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 0-3. The team averaged 67 points per game in these games.
• Across their ten previous home games, North Carolina State has an ATS mark of 2-8. Their straight up record in these matchups was 0-10 while averaging 65 points per game.
• Going back to their last three games as the underdog, the Wolfpack have a straight up record of 1-2. But, their mark vs the spread was just 1-2.
• Going back to their previous five games as the favorite, Pittsburgh has an ATS mark of 1-4 while going 2-3 straight up.

Panthers vs Wolfpack Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +2.5, we have the Wolfpack as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 141.5, and our model predicts the Panthers and Wolfpack to score a combined 145 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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