North Carolina State vs Notre Dame Picks and Predictions for Saturday, February 28, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 02/28/2026, 04:35 AM ET

NC State vs Notre Dame Information

The North Carolina State Wolfpack will continue a conference road trip Saturday afternoon with a 12:00 PM match-up in South Bend, IN, against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. North Carolina State has fared well this season with 19 wins and 9 losses overall, after losing 3 of the last 4 games, including a 29-point road loss to Virginia. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish stay home Saturday, four games below .500 this season after losing for the last five, including two in a row, after a 44-point home loss to Duke last time out. Stay in the news with our College Basketball Picks.

NC State Preview

Offensively, North Carolina State is averaging 84 points on 47% shooting from the floor this season. Defensively, the Wolfpack are allowing 74.4 points per game this year, but have given up an average of 95 points per game over their last three losses. Darrion Williams leads the North Carolina State offense this season with 14.2 points per game. Paul McNeil Jr. is second on the team, averaging 13.8 points per game. Quadir Copeland averaged 13.6 points to go along with a team-leading 6.8 assists. Ven-Allen Lubin averaged 13.5 points and leads North Carolina State, averaging 7 rebounds per game.

Notre Dame Preview

Offensively, Notre Dame is averaging 23.8 points on 45% shooting from the floor this season. Defensively, Notre Dame has allowed an average of 4.4 points per game through 28 games this year, but has given up an average of 86 points over the last four losses. Jalen Haralson leads Notre Dame this season with 15.5 points and 2.6 assists per game. Markus Burton has averaged 18.5 points per game this season for Notre Dame but has played just 10 times. Cole Certa averages 12.1 points, and Braeden Shrewsbury is averaging 11.6 points per game. Carson Towt averages 6.3 points and leads the team, averaging 9.3 rebounds per contest.

NC State vs Notre Dame Prediction

North Carolina State is a far better team in this matchup, playing great basketball coming into Saturday. Look for the Wolfpack to dominate a struggling Notre Dame team for 40 minutes, leading to the victory. Take North Carolina State to use their edge on both ends of the floor to overwhelm Notre Dame for 40 minutes. The North Carolina State Wolfpack will continue their winning ways as they get the win and cover on the road Saturday to extend the Notre Dame losing streak. Final Score Prediction, North Carolina State Wolfpack win and cover 74-62.

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