Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACCNX

The Virginia Cavaliers (10-6) welcome the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (13-4) at John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons faced Duke and ended up losing by a score of 76-64 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Demon Deacons finished with 14 while Duke totaled 18 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of 15 shots from beyond the arc. Duke ended up shooting 53.8% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 13 shots. On top of that, Duke grabbed 26 boards (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Duke recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Wake Forest allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 31 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 7 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Demon Deacons made 14 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Wake Forest wrapped up the game having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (24 out of 54) and made 2 of 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Jake Laravia is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and also grabbed 5 boards. He finished with 14 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Wake Forest enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-4 for the season. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a team they commit 15.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Wake Forest is snagging 37.1 rebounds per game and has earned 251 dimes for the year, which ranks 39th in the country in terms of passing. The Demon Deacons are shooting 32.3% on 3-point shots (136 of 421) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.1 points per game (36th in Division 1) while connecting on 47.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Demon Deacons are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 269th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 207 relinquished this year. The Demon Deacons defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.3% (424 of 1,027) and they surrender 33.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 193rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.1).

In their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 54-52 when they faced Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers pulled down 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 7 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Virginia Tech committed 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 68.8%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Virginia converted 3 of 13 tries (23.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers shot 20 for 50 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. The Cavaliers permitted Virginia Tech to knock down 21 of 50 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.0% for this contest. They shot 36.8% from beyond the perimeter via 7 of 19 and finished the contest at 3 out of 3 at the free throw line (100.0%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Virginia permitted Virginia Tech to get 27 in all (5 offensive).

Francisco Caffaro ended up being important for the Cavaliers for this game. He tallied 16 points in his 30 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 5 out of 7 in this contest giving him a rate of 71.4%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Virginia has a record of 10-6 so far this year. The Cavaliers are committing 13.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 72.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per game (188th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per contest. Virginia has scored 1,003 pts this year (62.7 per game) and they average 31.4 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 129th in the nation.

The Virginia defense gives up 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (119 of 343) and opponents are connecting on 65.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 11.9 assists and 32.4 boards per game, which ranks 126th and 82nd in those defensive categories. The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 11th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 58.4. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the field (76th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia

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