Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 12/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ACCN

KFC Yum! Center is where the Louisville Cardinals (7-4) will attempt to beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-1) on Wednesday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons stepped onto the hardwood against Charlotte and took home the win by a score of 82-79 in their last contest. Wake Forest finished having earned a 52.3% field goal percentage (34 out of 65) and knocked down 7 of 23 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Demon Deacons converted 7 of 9 tries for a rate of 77.8%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 28 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in this game while forcing 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In terms of defense, Wake Forest allowed the other team to go 53.3% from the floor on 32 of 60 shooting. Charlotte earned 10 dimes and had 2 steals for the game. Moreover, Charlotte collected 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Charlotte ended up going 53.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 15 shots. They buried 7 of their 22 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Demon Deacons ended up finishing with 13 while Charlotte totaled 12 personal fouls.

Alondes Williams is one player who played a role in this contest. He recorded 34 points on 15 of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and also collected 8 boards. He shot 65.2% from the field and also recorded 7 assists.

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Wake Forest enters this game with a win-loss mark of 11-1 on the season. They cough up possession 12.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 14.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Wake Forest is grabbing 35.9 boards per game and has accounted for 175 assists on the year, which has them ranked 113th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Demon Deacons are hitting 34.6% on shots from distance (101 of 292) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 81.2 pts per game (27th in Division 1) while connecting on 48.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Demon Deacons have forced 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 157th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 141 conceded this season. The Demon Deacons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.2% (300 of 729) and they relinquish 33.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 30.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 156th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.1).

The last time they took the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a defeat with a final score of 82-72 when they played Western Kentucky. When it comes to rebounding, Louisville allowed Western Kentucky to get 34 in all (5 offensive). They went 50.0% from three-point range by going 9 of 18 and ended up shooting 25 out of 31 from the free throw line (80.6%). The Cardinals permitted Western Kentucky to convert 24 of their 48 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 50.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Cardinals ended up shooting 27 for 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.2%. When talking about three-point attempts, Louisville converted 13 of their 36 tries (36.1%). They were able to bury 5 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Western Kentucky was called for 10 personal fouls for this game which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 7 attempts. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Cardinals pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for this contest.

Noah Locke was important for the Cardinals in the matchup. He converted 8 of 18 in this game giving him a rate of 44.4%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 28 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists for the matchup.

Louisville has a win-loss record of 7-4 for the year. The Cardinals are responsible for committing 19.1 fouls per game and they shoot 70.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per contest (211th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.3 times per contest. Louisville has accumulated 779 pts this season (70.8 per contest) and they grab 41.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Cardinals are connecting on 41.8% from the field, which has them ranked 287th in the nation.

The Cardinals are ranked 125th in the country in PPG allowed with 65.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 38.7% from the floor (35th in college basketball). The Louisville defense surrenders 30.2% on 3-point attempts (76 of 252) and their opponents are converting on 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.2 dimes and 36.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 98th and 249th in college basketball.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisville

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