Duke vs NC State Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for January 4 (ACC Rivals Go Bucket for Bucket at PNC Arena)
Duke vs NC State Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for January 4 (ACC Rivals Go Bucket for Bucket at PNC Arena)

Duke vs NC State Game Info

  • 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
  • No. 16 Duke (11-3, 2-1 ACC) vs. NC State (11-4, 1-3 ACC)
  • Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: PNC Arena — Raleigh, North Carolina

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Wednesday with a thrilling matchup between the No. 16 Duke Blue Devils and NC State Wolfpack. Duke is coming off a dominant 86-67 win over Florida State on Saturday. Ryan Young led the way with 20 points and 12 rebounds off the bench.

Meanwhile, NC State saw its three-game winning streak snapped in a 78-64 loss to Clemson on Friday night. Terquavion Smith scored a team-high 21 points, but shot only 5-of-21 from the floor (23.8%). The Wolfpack shot 30.9% as team and racked up 23 personal fouls in the conference defeat.

Duke vs NC State Odds & Spread

  • All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • Moneyline: DUKE: (-205) | NC ST: (+168)
  • Spread: DUKE: -4.5 (-115) | NC ST: +4.5 (-105)
  • Total: 144.5 — Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)

Duke enters this contest as small favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 7 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 144.5 points, which is above a verage compared to Wednesday's projected totals.

Duke vs NC State Betting Trends

  • Duke's record against the spread is 7-7-0.
  • The Blue Devils' ATS record as 3.5-point favorites or more is 6-5.
  • Duke has played 14 games this year, and six of them have hit the over.
  • NC State has seven wins in 15 games against the spread this year.
  • The Wolf Pack have won twice ATS (2-1) as a 3.5-point underdog or greater this year.
  • There have been eight NC State games (out of 15) that went over the total this season.
Duke Rank Duke AVG NC State AVG NC State Rank
147th 73.9 Points Scored 79.5 43rd
24th 60.9 Points Allowed 68.3 169th
44th 36.1 Rebounds 35.2 74th
15th 12.0 Off. Rebounds 10.3 71st
222nd 7.1 3pt Made 9.1 45th
112th 14.5 Assists 14.7 96th
77th 11.3 Turnovers 10.5 32nd

  
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