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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-7-1, 1-2 ACC) and NC State Wolfpack (8-6, 1-2) clash in a Wednesday battle. Tip time at Lenovo Center in Raleigh will be at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Notre Dame vs. NC State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Notre Dame totes back-to-back losses into this midweek tussle in Raleigh. In the most recent of those games (Saturday), the Irish were downed 74-73 by North Carolina. A 3.5-point-underdog Notre Dame five led contest for nearly 25 minutes and at 3 separate marks over the middle minutes led by 11. North Carolina shot over 50% from the field, and the Irish have yielded a 54.8% mark over their last 2 games.
North Carolina State has also lost its last 2. On Saturday, the Wolfpack lost to favored-by-5.5 Wake Forest 77-59. NCSU is 1-3 straight up and 1-3 against the spread (ATS) over its last 4.
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Notre Dame at NC State odds
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- Moneyline: Notre Dame +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | NC State -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Notre Dame +2.5 (-105) | NC State -2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Notre Dame at NC State picks and predictions
Prediction
NC State 71, Notre Dame 69
Moneyline
No interest. PASS.
Against the spread
UND has won 4 in a row in this series.
Notre Dame has the more efficient offense, but can it play to an advantage on road hardwood? That’s been a problem for the Irish in the first 2 months of the season.
NCSU has played the lesser schedule so far. Some key advantages that were on display against lesser foes have evaporated in Quad I and Quad II games. The Wolfpack have played 7 such games and are 1-6 ATS in that set.
On just a sliver of a lean in what figures as a taut ACC battle, BACK NOTRE DAME +2.5 (-105).
Over/Under
Both clubs play at slower-than-average tempos, and NC State, in particular has really grinded things to a halt against tougher foes. But peg this number as being too much of an overreaction by the betting public.
The Wolfpack figure to be able to keep this game close throughout with some point spiral coming in transition action off turnovers and at the line. And both fives are regression-defending-3s candidates. Their top-60 3-point defense rates don’t hold up to analytics scrutiny.
BACK THE OVER 138.5 (-105).
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