Pittsburgh Panthers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 2/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

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

TV: ESPN2

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is the site where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (17-5) will go up against the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-13) on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced Boston College and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-56 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Panthers ended up with 11 and Boston College finished the game with 15 fouls. They also buried 7 of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Boston College ended up going 83.3% from the free throw line by burying 10 of their 12 attempts. Furthermore, Boston College grabbed 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Boston College recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In reference to defending, Pittsburgh let their opponent shoot 44.8% from the floor on 26 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 11 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 57.9%. Pittsburgh ended the contest having earned a 35.1% FG percentage (20 out of 57) and buried 5 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Femi Odukale is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the game shooting 36.4% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played 31 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 4 of 11 shooting.

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Pittsburgh enters this matchup with a record of 8-13 this season. They average 61.5 pts per contest (345th in Division 1) while shooting 40.6% from the field. The Panthers are shooting 29.8% on three-point attempts (103 of 346) and 68.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Pittsburgh is pulling in 36.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 227 dimes on the season, which ranks 289th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Panthers are forcing 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.1 fouls. They rank 283rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 289 conceded for the campaign. The Panthers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.6% (483 of 1,162) and they concede 31.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 33.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 74th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-72 when they faced Syracuse. The Demon Deacons earned 17 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. Syracuse was called for 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Demon Deacons to the free throw line for 10 shots. They were able to convert 7 of those for a rate of 70.0%. In terms of 3-pointers, Wake Forest made 11 out of their 27 tries (40.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Demon Deacons went 27 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.2%. The Demon Deacons permitted Syracuse to bury 36 out of 63 tries from the field which had them shooting 57.1% in the game. They went 52.6% from beyond the arc by going 10 out of 19 and ended up going 12 of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). When it comes to team rebounding, Wake Forest allowed Syracuse to collect 29 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Daivien Williamson ended up being a major contributor for the Demon Deacons for the matchup. He totaled 27 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest. He converted 10 of 16 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 2 rebounds.

Wake Forest has a win-loss mark of 17-5 on the year. As an offense, the Demon Deacons are connecting on 48.6% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in D-1. Wake Forest has accounted for 1,744 points for the year (79.3 per game) and they snag 36.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.9 times per contest (75th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Demon Deacons are responsible for committing 15.1 personal fouls every game and they go 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Demon Deacons defensively are ranked 185th in the country in points allowed per contest with 69.1. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (54th in the country). The Wake Forest defense concedes 31.6% on 3-pointers (158 of 500) and opponents are making 70.5% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.4 assists and 34.3 boards per game, which ranks them 162nd and 157th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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