Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ACCN

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (17-4) are en route to Carrier Dome on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Syracuse Orange (9-11).

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons faced Boston College and went home with a win by a final score of 87-57 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Demon Deacons ended up walking away with 18 while Boston College finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of 25 attempts from distance. Boston College finished the contest at 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 20 shots. On top of that, Boston College pulled down 33 boards (16 offensive, 17 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Boston College doled out 7 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. When talking about defending, Wake Forest let their opponent shoot 25.4% from the field on 18 out of 71 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 39 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Demon Deacons buried 21 of their 23 shots for a rate of 91.3%. Wake Forest finished the contest having earned a 53.7% field goal percentage (29 out of 54) and converted 8 of 20 three-point attempts.

Alondes Williams is someone who was a major factor in this game. He ended up going 46.2% from the field and distributed 7 dimes. He played 33 minutes and also collected 7 boards. He recorded 20 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Wake Forest steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 17-4 this year. They turn it over 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Wake Forest is pulling in 37.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 311 assists so far this season, which ranks 35th in the nation in terms of passing. The Demon Deacons are shooting 32.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (168 of 511) and 74.3% from the free throw line. They average 79.6 pts per game (25th in the country) while going 48.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Demon Deacons are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They surrender 30.8% from beyond the arc and they are 152nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.9). The Demon Deacons defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.6% (515 of 1,302) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 254th in D-1 in allowing assists with 254 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the Syracuse Orange took a defeat with a final score of 64-53 when they faced Pittsburgh. When it comes to team rebounding, Syracuse allowed Pittsburgh to grab 44 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.9% from distance by connecting on 7 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). The Orange allowed Pittsburgh to make 20 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 34.5% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Orange ended up shooting 19 out of 63 from the field which had them at 30.2%. In terms of shots from downtown, Syracuse knocked down 6 of 31 tries (19.4%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 56.3%. Pittsburgh committed 12 fouls for this contest which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Orange were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 for this contest.

Buddy Boeheim pitched in for the Orange in this contest. He made 9 out of 23 for the matchup for a rate of 39.1%, and had 2 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Syracuse has a record of 9-11 on the campaign. The Orange are committing 14.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per game (81st in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.7 times per game. Syracuse has accounted for 1,529 pts on the campaign (76.5 per contest) and they average 36.6 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Orange are shooting 44.5% from the field, which ranks 164th in the nation.

The Syracuse defense gives up 34.1% on three-point shots (214 of 627) and opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 18.8 dimes and 37.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 358th and 303rd in Division 1. The Orange on defense are ranked 319th in the country in points per game surrendered with 75.3. They are forcing 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the floor (196th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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