Florida Gators vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 11/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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

TV: ESPN

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is the location where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-3) will attempt to defeat the Florida Gators (4-2) on Wednesday.

The Florida Gators faced off with Baylor and took a loss by a final of 95-91 in their last contest. Florida walked away from the contest having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (31 out of 69) and made 8 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Gators buried 21 of 27 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 17 of them being offensive. They also distributed 17 assists in the game as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about the defense, Florida let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 of 58 shooting. Baylor distributed 20 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Baylor pulled down 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Baylor walked away from this one shooting 84.0% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 25 attempts. They also made 14 out of their 25 tries from distance. In relation to fouls, the Gators walked away with 20 while Baylor recorded 21 fouls.

Riley Kugel is a player who had an impact for the game. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes. He played for 33 minutes and also totaled 9 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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Florida heads into this contest with a record of 4-2 for the season. They have an average of 86.3 pts per game (22nd in the nation) while shooting 48.0% from the field. The Gators are shooting 32.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (42 of 128) and 64.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida is pulling down 42.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 103 assists for the year, which is 72nd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Gators are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 224th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 84 relinquished for the campaign. The Gators defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.4% (160 of 377) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.4% on 3-point attempts and they rank 263rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.7).

For their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons went home victorious with a score of 71-56 against Charleston Southern. The Demon Deacons collected 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this matchup. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. Charleston Southern earned 22 fouls in this game which took the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.9%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Wake Forest buried 5 out of their 14 tries (35.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Demon Deacons shot 21 out of 48 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8%. The Demon Deacons permitted Charleston Southern to knock down 19 out of their 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 27.3% from beyond the arc by going 6 of 22 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 from the charity stripe (75.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Wake Forest permitted Charleston Southern to pull down 27 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Cameron Hildreth was important for the Demon Deacons in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 9 for the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and earned 7 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists in the matchup.

Wake Forest has a record of 3-3 for the year. The Demon Deacons commit 15.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 82.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.2 times per contest (299th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per contest. Wake Forest has scored 470 points for the season (78.3 per contest) and they pull in 33.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Demon Deacons are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which is 96th in the nation.

The Demon Deacons on defense are ranked 227th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 73.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (212th in D-1). The Wake Forest defense allows 33.9% on 3-point attempts (39 of 115) and opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.5 assists and 36.0 boards per contest, which ranks 72nd and 227th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida

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