Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

Cameron Indoor Stadium is where the Duke Blue Devils (21-4) will play the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (20-6) on Tuesday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons faced off with Miami and took a loss by a score of 76-72 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Demon Deacons ended up finishing with 14 while Miami had 17 fouls. They converted 7 of their 18 attempts from long range. Miami finished the game shooting 64.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 14 shots. On top of that, Miami grabbed 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Miami recorded 12 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Wake Forest let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the floor on 30 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Demon Deacons converted 7 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Wake Forest wrapped up the game with a 54.9% FG percentage (28 of 51) and converted 9 out of their 21 shots from downtown.

Alondes Williams is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He recorded 25 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played 37 mins and pulled down 3 boards. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes.

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Wake Forest will take the court with a mark of 20-6 this year. They cough up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Wake Forest is grabbing 36.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 392 dimes on the year, which is 39th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Demon Deacons are connecting on 34.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (220 of 630) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.6 pts per contest (28th in D-1) while connecting on 49.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Demon Deacons are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are 232nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 321 surrendered so far this year. The Demon Deacons defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.5% (651 of 1,609) and they relinquish 34.1 boards per game as a group. They give up 31.1% on shots from distance and they are 167th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.5).

The last time they took the court, the Duke Blue Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 72-61 when they played Boston College. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Duke permitted Boston College to get 28 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 8.3% from three-point range by shooting 1 out of 12 and ended up going 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Blue Devils permitted Boston College to knock down 25 of their 62 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 40.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Blue Devils went 26 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4%. With regard to three-point shots, Duke knocked down 7 out of their 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Boston College was called for 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Blue Devils recorded 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup.

Paolo Banchero ended up being a major contributor for the Blue Devils in this contest. He made 7 out of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 14 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 34 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for this game.

Duke has a mark of 21-4 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 48.4% from the floor, which is 17th in college hoops. Duke has totaled 1,998 pts this year (79.9 per game) and they snag 39.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 17.0 times per game (12th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.7 times per game. The Blue Devils are committing 13.9 fouls per game and they go 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Duke defense concedes 29.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (151 of 520) and their opposition knocks down 65.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.7 assists and 34.6 boards every game, which is 186th and 184th in those defensive categories. The Blue Devils on the defensive end are ranked 61st in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 64.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (34th in the nation).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Duke and under the total points

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