Virginia Cavaliers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

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

TV: fuboTV

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-5) will attempt to defeat the Virginia Cavaliers (14-3) on Saturday.

The Virginia Cavaliers faced off with Virginia Tech and walked away with a win by a score of 78-68 in their last game. Virginia finished the contest with a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 57) and converted 8 out of their 23 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 12 of 13 shots for a percentage of 92.3%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 26 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 19 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of defending, Virginia allowed the other team to go 49.1% from the field on 27 of 55 shooting. Virginia Tech totaled 19 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Virginia Tech collected 27 boards (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Virginia Tech finished shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by converting 2 of their 2 attempts. They made 12 out of their 27 shots from distance. With respect to fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 9 and Virginia Tech had 13 fouls.

Kihei Clark is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins and collected 2 boards. He went 50.0% from the field and also totaled 5 assists.

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Virginia heads into this one with a mark of 14-3 this year. They have an average of 70.0 points per game (223rd in college basketball) while hitting 46.1% from the floor. The Cavaliers are hitting 38.2% on shots from 3-point land (130 of 340) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Virginia is grabbing 32.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 273 assists for the campaign, which ranks 99th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 9.2 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.9% from 3-point land while they are 13th in D-1 in points per game allowed (59.9). The Cavaliers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.8% (369 of 904) and they relinquish 31.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 39th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 192 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons got the victory with a final of 87-77 when they played Clemson. The Demon Deacons recorded 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 in the game. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. Clemson was called for 26 fouls for this contest which got the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for a total of 33 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Wake Forest converted 9 of their 26 tries (34.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Demon Deacons went 28 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.9%. The Demon Deacons allowed Clemson to make 28 of their 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.4% in this game. They shot 29.6% from downtown by hitting 8 of 27 and ended up going 13 out of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Wake Forest permitted Clemson to pull down 36 in total (9 offensive).

Tyree Appleby was important for the Demon Deacons in this game. He accumulated 24 points in his 40 minutes on the court and totaled 7 dimes for this game. He made 6 out of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Wake Forest has a win-loss mark of 14-5 for the campaign. The Demon Deacons are committing 16.3 fouls per game and they connect on 73.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.2 times per game (195th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per game. Wake Forest has accounted for 1,480 pts on the year (77.9 per contest) and they pull in 34.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Demon Deacons are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 54th in the nation.

The Demon Deacons on the defensive end are ranked 257th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.1. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (236th in college hoops). The Wake Forest defense gives up 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 487) and their opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.3 assists and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 150th and 133rd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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