Delaware State Hornets vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 12/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware State Hornets vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Monday, December 18, 2023

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

TV: ESPN

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-3) will compete against the Delaware State Hornets (6-7) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Monday.

The Delaware State Hornets took the court against Longwood and took a loss by a score of 62-61 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Hornets left the arena with 12 and Longwood accounted for 12 fouls. They also buried 8 of 17 shots from 3-point land. Longwood finished the game shooting 54.5% at the free throw line by burying 6 of 11 tries. Furthermore, Longwood collected 32 boards (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Longwood doled out 16 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Delaware State allowed 45.3% from the field on 24 out of 53 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for this game while forcing 23 turnovers and having 12 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hornets buried 7 of their 8 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Delaware State finished the game having earned a 41.3% FG percentage (26 out of 63) and knocked down 2 of their 11 three-point shots.

Martaz Robinson is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished the game at 42.1% from the floor and earned 7 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He recorded 22 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Delaware State enters this matchup with a record of 6-7 on the year. They average 75.1 pts per contest (178th in Division 1) on 44.9% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 32.6% on three-point shots (60 of 184) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Delaware State is pulling in 36.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 174 assists on the year, which is 54th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 16.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 39.7% on 3-pointers while they are 243rd in D-1 in opponents points per game (73.4). The Hornets are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (326 of 731) and they relinquish 29.7 boards per game as a group. They are 351st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 184 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons went home victorious with a score of 83-59 against NJIT. The Demon Deacons were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. NJIT was called for 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 62.5%. With regard to shots from distance, Wake Forest converted 9 out of their 21 tries (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Demon Deacons went 32 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 56.1%. The Demon Deacons permitted NJIT to knock down 23 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0% for the matchup. They finished 21.4% from distance by hitting 6 of 28 and ended up going 7 of 7 at the charity stripe (100.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Wake Forest allowed NJIT to grab 30 overall (9 offensive).

Parker Friedrichsen pitched in for the Demon Deacons in the game. He knocked down 6 of 7 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 85.7%, but wasn't able to snag a board. He scored 19 points in his 26 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the game.

Wake Forest has a record of 6-3 for the year. The Demon Deacons are responsible for committing 14.4 fouls every game and they hit 77.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.0 times per contest (283rd in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 10.9 times per contest. Wake Forest has 711 pts on the season (79.0 per game) and they average 34.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Demon Deacons are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which is 66th in the nation.

The Demon Deacons defensively are ranked 149th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 69.4. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (135th in Division 1). The Wake Forest defense allows 31.7% on three-point shots (60 of 189) and opponents are converting on 73.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.0 assists and 34.3 boards every game, ranking them 26th and 160th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Delaware State

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