<p>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.</p>
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<h2>College Basketball Betting Odds </h2>
<p>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.</p>
<p>According to Sagarin’s CBB ratings at USAToday.com, Virginia should be favored by six points for this match-up.</p>
<h2>NC State-Virginia College Basketball Betting Preview</h2>
<p>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.</p>
<p>However, NC State came up short of ATS as a 14-point favorite against the last-place team in the ACC.</p>
<p>NC State only shot 42 percent from the floor Saturday but won the turnover battle 17-9.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Going back a bit further, North Carolina State is 8-1 SU, 5-4 ATS its last nine times out.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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,</p>
<p>Virginia shot just 41 percent from the floor Saturday while allowing Virginia Tech to shoot 51 percent.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Going back a bit further, Virginia is 7-1 SU, 4-3-1 ATS its last eight times out.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h2>North Carolina State-Virginia Recent History </h2>
<p>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.<br />
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<h2>College Basketball Betting Trends </h2>
<p>North Carolina State is 5-3 ATS this season as an underdog.</p>
<h2>Totals Report </h2>
<p>The Overs are 12-11 in Wolf Pack games this season, averaging 150 total points.</p>
<p>The Overs are 12-9 in Cavaliers games this season and are averaging 131 points.</p>