The Clemson Tigers (10-3) will host the North Carolina State Wolfpack (11-3) in ACC in action. Last season, Clemson beat NC State twice, and also covered. The Tigers now have a three-game winning streak in the head-to-head series.
The Wolfpack are on a three-game losing streak after beating Louisville 76-64 last Thursday to get to 1-2 in the ACC. NC State was selected 10th out of 15 ACC teams in the Preseason Poll.
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Against the spread, NC State is 6-6-2, and the over/under is 8-6.
According to KenPom, NC State is the 54th-best team in the country. They are 38th in adjusted offensive efficiency and have three players averaging better than 13 ppg. Terquavion Smith, a 6'4 sophomore, leads the team with 17.9 ppg and 5.4 assists. In the three conference games, Smith is averaging 15 ppg and 5.3 apg. NC State is 98th in the country in both overall field goal, and three-point percentage.
On defense, NC State is 74th in adjusted efficiency. Jack Clark, a 6'8 senior transfer from LaSalle, leads the team with 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.