The very competitive ACC offers up an interesting match-up when North Carolina State battles Virginia Tuesday night in Charlottesville. The Wolf Pack, off to best start to a season in almost 20 years, own a four-game winning streak. The Cavaliers just had a seven-game winning streak broken. And both teams look like good bets to make the Big Dance.
Who do we like for our free college basketball betting pick?
College Basketball Betting Odds
Tuesday’s CBB betting lines opened Virginia at -7.5 over NC State, with an over/under of right around 136. Early betting action then dipped the Cavaliers to -6.5.
According to Sagarin’s CBB ratings at USAToday.com, Virginia should be favored by six points for this match-up.
NC State-Virginia College Basketball Betting Preview
The Wolf Pack ride a four-game winning streak into Tuesday night after beating Georgia Tech Saturday 72-64. North Carolina State trailed by eight points early in the game, then spurted to a 41-35 halftime lead. The Pack later fell down to the Yellow Jackets 61-58 with four minutes left but used an 11-0 run to take control on their way toward victory.
However, NC State came up short of ATS as a 14-point favorite against the last-place team in the ACC.
NC State only shot 42 percent from the floor Saturday but won the turnover battle 17-9.
Two games ago, the Wolf Pack beat Florida State 94-66 and covered at -10. Three games ago, they won at Wake Forest, which has a decent team, 79-77 as three-point dogs.
Going back a bit further, North Carolina State is 8-1 SU, 5-4 ATS its last nine times out.
At 9-4 in conference play, the Pack trails first-place Clemson by just one game in the ACC. And bigger-picture, NC State looks like a good bet to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018.
The Cavaliers just had a seven-game winning streak snapped by a 74-68 loss at Virginia Tech Saturday. Virginia trailed by nine early but pulled to within 32-30 at the half. The Cavs then tied the game at 38-38 five minutes into the second half but could never grab a lead and eventually fell to a hot-shooting Hokies outfit,
Virginia shot just 41 percent from the floor Saturday while allowing Virginia Tech to shoot 51 percent.
Two games ago, the Cavaliers allowed Syracuse to shoot 50 percent from the floor but won anyway 67-62 and pushed the spread to -5.
Going back a bit further, Virginia is 7-1 SU, 4-3-1 ATS its last eight times out.
At 9-3 in conference play, the Cavs trail first-place Clemson by just a half-game in the ACC race. And bigger picture, Virginia appears as a shoo-in to return to the Big Dance after missing out last season.
North Carolina State-Virginia Recent History
The Wolf Pack are 3-1 SU, 3-0-1 ATS over the last four meetings with the Cavaliers. Most recently, NC State won the only meeting between these teams last season, 77-63.
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College Basketball Betting Trends
North Carolina State is 5-3 ATS this season as an underdog.
Totals Report
The Overs are 12-11 in Wolf Pack games this season, averaging 150 total points.
The Overs are 12-9 in Cavaliers games this season and are averaging 131 points.
