Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 1/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACCN

The Pittsburgh Panthers (13-7) host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-6) at Petersen Events Center on Wednesday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons stepped onto the hardwood against Virginia and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-67 in their last contest. Wake Forest ended the game having earned a 39.2% field goal percentage (20 out of 51) and buried 9 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Demon Deacons buried 18 of 22 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 9 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In terms of the defense, Wake Forest allowed 40.0% from the field on 24 out of 60 shooting. Virginia recorded 19 dimes and had 2 steals for the game. Furthermore, Virginia pulled down 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Virginia ended up going 76.5% from the free throw line by making 13 of their 17 shots. They also made 15 out of their 34 tries from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Demon Deacons finished with 18 and Virginia recorded 20 fouls.

Damari Monsanto is a guy who came through for the contest. He went 47.4% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also collected 3 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Wake Forest will enter this game with a record of 14-6 this year. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Wake Forest is grabbing 34.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 260 assists this year, which is 212th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Demon Deacons are hitting 37.4% on three-point shots (184 of 492) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.4 points per game (62nd in the nation) while going 46.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Demon Deacons have forced 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 181st in college hoops in giving up assists with 252 conceded on the campaign. The Demon Deacons are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (515 of 1,177) and they surrender 33.6 boards per contest as a group. They concede 33.6% on 3-pointers while they are 264th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (72.3).

When they last played, the Pittsburgh Panthers took a loss by a score of 71-64 when they faced Florida State. The Panthers were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. Florida State was called for 12 fouls for the game which took the Panthers to the free throw line for 12 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 91.7%. When discussing 3-pointers, Pittsburgh made 7 of their 28 tries (25.0%). Overall, the Panthers ended up shooting 23 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. The Panthers allowed Florida State to make 25 out of their 49 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 51.0% for the matchup. They went 50.0% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). When it comes to rebounding, Pittsburgh allowed Florida State to get 25 in total (3 on the offensive side).

Jamarius Burton pitched in for the Panthers in the game. He tallied 20 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a win-loss mark of 13-7 for the year. As an offense, the Panthers are shooting 44.7% from the field, which ranks 173rd in the nation. Pittsburgh has tallied 1,482 pts this season (74.1 per game) and they pull in 37.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per contest (125th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Panthers are committing 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Panthers are ranked 138th in the country in points given up per game with 67.7. They are able to force 12.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (59th in Division 1). The Pittsburgh defense gives up 31.4% on three-point shots (146 of 465) and their opposition knocks down 68.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.7 assists and 34.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 186th and 207th 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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