Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ACCNX

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-12) will try to defeat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-9) at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons played Duke and took a loss by a score of 75-73 in their last contest. Wake Forest walked away from the contest having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (24 out of 64) and knocked down 9 out of their 31 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Demon Deacons knocked down 16 of their 17 tries for a rate of 94.1%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 27 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 assists in the game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about the defense, Wake Forest allowed 50.0% from the floor on 27 out of 54 shooting. Duke dished out 13 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. Additionally, Duke grabbed 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Duke finished shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 20 shots. They buried 6 of 17 tries from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Demon Deacons ended up finishing with 19 while Duke racked up 20 personal fouls.

Tyree Appleby is a guy who was important in the game. He went 47.4% from the field and dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He walked away with 27 points on 9 of 19 shooting.

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Wake Forest will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 14-9 on the season. They have an average of 77.2 points per game (57th in the country) while connecting on 46.3% from the floor. The Demon Deacons are hitting 36.8% from downtown (210 of 571) and 74.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wake Forest is pulling in 34.5 rebounds per game and has 296 dimes this season, which has them ranked 184th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Demon Deacons are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 218th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 294 conceded for the campaign. The Demon Deacons defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.3% (602 of 1,358) and they surrender 34.1 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 35.0% on 3-pointers and they rank 283rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (73.1).

In their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got the victory with a final of 76-62 against Louisville. In the matter of rebounding, Notre Dame allowed Louisville to collect 32 in total (7 offensive). They finished 34.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 23 and finished the game at 4 of 7 at the charity stripe (57.1%). The Fighting Irish allowed Louisville to convert 25 of 54 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.3% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Fighting Irish finished 29 out of 64 from the floor which had them shooting 45.3%. In relation to shooting from distance, Notre Dame made 10 of their 28 tries (35.7%). They were able to bury 8 of them for a rate of 80.0%. Louisville had 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 3 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Fighting Irish collected 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 28 for this game.

JJ Starling pitched in for the Fighting Irish in the game. He had 22 points in his 35 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He buried 9 out of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and had 6 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 10-12 this year. The Fighting Irish are committing 13.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.4 times per contest (254th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.1 times per game. Notre Dame has totaled 1,556 pts on the season (70.7 per contest) and they average 30.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fighting Irish are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which is 144th in the country.

The Notre Dame defense gives up 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (147 of 431) and their opposition knocks down 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 13.7 assists and 34.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 253rd and 207th in those defensive categories. The Fighting Irish on the defensive end are ranked 241st in college hoops in points given up per game with 71.5. They have forced 9.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (330th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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