Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ACCNX

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is the location where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (20-7) will try to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19-7) on Saturday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took the court against Boston College and walked away with a win by a score of 99-95 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up finishing with 19 and Boston College recorded 27 personal fouls. They also made 10 out of their 23 tries from three-point range. Boston College walked away from this one shooting 72.2% from the free throw line by making 13 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, Boston College pulled down 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Boston College distributed 12 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. When it comes to defense, Notre Dame allowed 56.3% from the floor on 36 of 64 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 35 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Fighting Irish made 33 of 39 shots for a rate of 84.6%. Notre Dame walked away from the game with a 49.2% field goal percentage (29 out of 59) and converted 8 out of their 21 3-point attempts.

Dane Goodwin is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He scored 23 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 41 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. He went 61.5% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Notre Dame will enter this game with a record of 19-7 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per game and as a team they commit 12.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Notre Dame is pulling down 33.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 354 assists on the season, which ranks 117th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Fighting Irish are connecting on 36.8% on shots from distance (229 of 622) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.1 points per contest (180th in Division 1) while going 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They currently rank 134th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 296 relinquished for the campaign. The Fighting Irish defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.4% (657 of 1,515) and they relinquish 33.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.8% on three-point shots while they are 95th in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.2).

The last time they took the court, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons took a defeat with a final score of 76-74 against Duke. The Demon Deacons snagged 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 for the game. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Duke had 13 fouls for this game which got the Demon Deacons to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of them for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Wake Forest made 12 of their 31 tries (38.7%). Overall, the Demon Deacons shot 27 for 65 from the floor which had them shooting 41.5%. The Demon Deacons allowed Duke to make 26 of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6% in this game. They finished 34.8% from three-point range by hitting 8 of 23 and finished the game at 16 out of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). When discussing attacking the glass, Wake Forest permitted Duke to pull down 37 in total (10 offensive).

Jake Laravia ended up being a factor for the Demon Deacons in this game. He earned 19 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game. He converted 7 of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 10 rebounds.

Wake Forest has a win-loss mark of 20-7 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Demon Deacons are shooting 48.7% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the country. Wake Forest has accounted for 2,118 pts on the season (78.4 per contest) and they average 36.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.3 times per contest (54th in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.9 times per game. The Demon Deacons are committing 15.1 fouls per game and they shoot 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Wake Forest defense surrenders 31.3% on three-point shots (187 of 598) and their opposition knocks down 70.4% of their foul shots. They allow 12.5 dimes and 34.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 175th and 158th in those defensive categories. The Demon Deacons defensively are ranked 173rd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 68.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (49th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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