Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 12/4/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

Cassell Coliseum is where the Virginia Tech Hokies (6-2) will play the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-1) on Saturday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons stepped onto the hardwood against Northwestern and went home with a win by a final score of 77-73 in their last game. Wake Forest finished with a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 out of 59) and made 10 out of their 25 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Demon Deacons made 13 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 33 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Wake Forest allowed the other team to go 37.7% from the floor on 26 out of 69 shooting. Northwestern totaled 16 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. In addition, Northwestern pulled down 38 boards (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Northwestern shot 77.8% from the charity stripe by making 14 of their 18 attempts. They also buried 7 out of their 21 shots from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Demon Deacons finished with 16 and Northwestern had 17 personal fouls.

Jake Laravia is one player who had an impact for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes. He saw the court for 44 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He finished with 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Wake Forest comes into this one with a mark of 7-1 this year. They currently have an average of 82.0 points per outing (35th in D-1) while hitting 48.7% from the field. The Demon Deacons are connecting on 36.4% on 3-point shots (71 of 195) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wake Forest is snagging 35.3 boards per game and is sitting with 117 assists this year, which is 69th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.6 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Demon Deacons have forced 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.3 fouls. They give up 31.4% on 3-pointers while they are 168th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.8). The Demon Deacons are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.9% (199 of 486) and they surrender 34.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 197th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 92 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Virginia Tech Hokies walked away with a victory by a final of 62-58 when they faced Maryland. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Virginia Tech allowed Maryland to pull down 37 in total (8 offensive). They shot 7.7% from distance by shooting 1 out of 13 and ended up going 11 of 11 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Hokies permitted Maryland to knock down 23 of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Hokies ended up shooting 23 out of 60 from the floor which had them at 38.3%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Virginia Tech knocked down 9 out of their 20 tries (45.0%). They were able to bury 7 of those for a rate of 58.3%. Maryland was called for 12 fouls in this game which got the Hokies to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Hokies earned 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this game.

Keve Aluma ended up having an impact for the Hokies for the game. He converted 6 out of 14 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 12 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 2 assists for this game.

Virginia Tech has a mark of 6-2 this year. As an offensive team, the Hokies are shooting 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 122nd in college basketball. Virginia Tech has 562 points for the campaign (70.3 per game) and they snag 34.9 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per contest (168th in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.1 times per game. The Hokies are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Virginia Tech defense surrenders 21.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (36 of 168) and their opposition knocks down 74.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 9.1 assists and 33.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 19th and 114th in those categories on the defensive end. The Hokies are ranked 2nd in the country in points given up per game with 53.4. They have forced 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 37.4% from the field (24th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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