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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Wake Forest · #82 · ACC · 0–0NC State · #54 · ACC · 0–0Sat, Jan 23 · 12:00 PM ETCWLenovo Center · Raleigh, NC
Model line
NC State −10.5
Win probability
NC State 87%
Projected tempo
71.1
possessions
Site
NC State home
14%Win probability87%

The model makes NC State a 10.5-point favorite, winning about 87 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Wake Forest offense vs NC State defense

Wake Forest OStatNC State D
69.4#125Tempo#11569.5
52.6#125eFG%#25452.7
15.5#108TOV%#9118.2
30.1#196ORB%#18230.5
35.1#176FT rate#23236.9
8.4#97Block%#10210.7
53.5#152Assist%#9649.3
53.8#912P%#20952.2
34.2#1673P%#28135.5
77.9#20FT%—
44.0#913PA rate#3444.9

NC State offense vs Wake Forest defense

NC State OStatWake Forest D
69.5#115Tempo#12569.4
55.0#40eFG%#20751.9
13.1#10TOV%#11017.8
28.2#258ORB%#30433.2
35.1#174FT rate#20435.7
9.4#177Block%#8711.1
54.6#123Assist%#30057.1
52.6#1462P%#27553.9
38.8#83P%#12233.0
76.8#37FT%—
43.4#1043PA rate#2046.4

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Wake Forest

Sun, Mar 22HIllinois St.116L 75–78
Wed, Mar 18HNavy290W 82–72
Wed, Mar 11NClemson44L 62–71
Tue, Mar 10NVirginia Tech48W 95–89
Sat, Mar 7HCalifornia94W 80–73

NC State

Tue, Mar 17NTexas10L 66–68
Thu, Mar 12NVirginia14L 74–81
Wed, Mar 11NPittsburgh79W 98–88
Sat, Mar 7HStanford81L 84–85
Mon, Mar 2HDuke1L 64–93