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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-11, 3-7 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (14-7, 6-4 ACC)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolfpack -8; over/under is 146
BOTTOM LINE: NC State plays the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets after DJ Horne scored 24 points in NC State’s 74-68 victory against the Miami Hurricanes.
The Wolfpack are 10-2 in home games. NC State is eighth in the ACC in rebounding with 36.0 rebounds. Mohamed Diarra leads the Wolfpack with 6.0 boards.
The Yellow Jackets have gone 3-7 against ACC opponents. Georgia Tech is 5-1 in one-possession games.
NC State is shooting 43.9% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 42.8% Georgia Tech allows to opponents. Georgia Tech has shot at a 42.7% clip from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points below the 42.8% shooting opponents of NC State have averaged.
The Wolfpack and Yellow Jackets face off Saturday for the first time in ACC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Horne is averaging 15.2 points and 1.5 steals for the Wolfpack.
Baye Ndongo is averaging 12.7 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wolfpack: 6-4, averaging 70.9 points, 35.2 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points per game.
Yellow Jackets: 2-8, averaging 73.3 points, 33.3 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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