The Syracuse Orange (15-10) will host the North Carolina Wolfpack (20-6) on Tuesday night in a ACC showdown. The Orange have won the last four meetings in this series outright, and covered the spread in three of those match ups.
North Carolina State is 12-12-2 against the spread this season and 13-12-1 to the over/under. Straight up in a competitive ACC, the Wolfpack are in fifth place with a 10-5 record. Based on their current work, Joe Lunardi with ESPN has the Wolfpack as a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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NC State has won five of its last six games and is coming off a 92-62 win against Boston College on Saturday. Jarkel Joiner, a 6'1 senior led the team with 26 points and six against in the win over the Eagles. Joiner is second on the team averaging 16.2 ppg this season. Terquavion Smith leads the team with 18.5 ppg this season and had 17 against Boston College.
According to KenPom, NC State is 41st in the nation. They are 41st in adjusted offensive efficiency and 55th in adjusted defensive efficiency. They have also faced the 95th-rated strength of schedule.
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