Syracuse Orange vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

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

TV: ACCNX

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-3) will take on the Syracuse Orange (7-7) on Saturday.

The Syracuse Orange took the court against Miami and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-87 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Orange ended up finishing with 19 while Miami accumulated 13 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Miami ended up going 79.2% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of 24 attempts. On top of that, Miami grabbed 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Miami earned 16 dimes and had 14 steals for the contest. When discussing defending, Syracuse allowed 44.6% from the field on 29 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Orange made 12 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Syracuse wrapped up the contest having earned a 49.2% field goal percentage (29 out of 59) and knocked down 17 out of their 32 shots from downtown.

Joseph Girard is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He shot 53.3% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and also collected 1 board. He racked up 26 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Syracuse will play this contest with a record of 7-7 for the campaign. They average 78.9 pts per game (46th in Division 1) while going 45.9% from the floor. The Orange are shooting 38.6% on 3-pointers (129 of 334) and 71.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Syracuse is grabbing 36.4 boards per game and is sitting with 217 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 59th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 13.8 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Orange are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 15.9 fouls. They are ranked 358th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 264 conceded on the year. The Orange are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.3% (381 of 900) and they surrender 38.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 33.8% on shots from distance while they are 326th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (76.5).

For their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons took home the win by a final score of 76-54 when they played Florida State. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Wake Forest allowed Florida State to pull down 29 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 16.0% from beyond the arc via 4 of 25 and finished the game at 20 of 25 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Demon Deacons allowed Florida State to bury 15 out of 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 24.2% in the game. When the game finished, the Demon Deacons walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Wake Forest made 5 of 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throws for a clip of 77.8%. Florida State was called for 22 fouls for the contest which got the Demon Deacons to the free throw line for 27 tries. They also turned the ball over 20 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Demon Deacons snagged 40 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this game.

Jake Laravia was important for the Demon Deacons for the contest. He knocked down 6 out of 9 for the contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 dimes for this game.

Wake Forest has a mark of 12-3 for the campaign. The Demon Deacons are responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per contest (106th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. Wake Forest has 1,203 pts this season (80.2 per game) and they average 36.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Demon Deacons are connecting on 48.3% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in the nation.

The Wake Forest defense gives up 31.6% on 3-point shots (111 of 351) and their opponents are converting on 71.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.5 assists and 33.1 total rebounds per game, which is 107th and 113th in Division 1. The Demon Deacons on the defensive end are ranked 191st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.3. They are forcing 13.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (113th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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