Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Monday, February 12, 2024

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (16-7) are en route to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday where they will go up against the Duke Blue Devils (18-5).

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina State and notched a win by a score of 83-79 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Demon Deacons walked away with 11 while North Carolina State totaled 21 fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 20 attempts from long range. North Carolina State ended up going 72.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 11 tries. In addition, North Carolina State pulled down 31 boards (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Carolina State recorded 14 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defending, Wake Forest allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 32 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 4 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Demon Deacons converted 17 of their 21 tries for a rate of 81.0%. Wake Forest walked away from the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 60) and buried 8 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Hunter Sallis is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 33 points on 12 of 17 shooting. He played for 36 mins and also collected 6 rebounds. He finished 70.6% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes.

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Wake Forest will enter this matchup with a mark of 16-7 so far this season. They currently have an average of 80.8 pts per contest (36th in D-1) while going 47.8% from the field. The Demon Deacons are connecting on 38.0% on three-point attempts (197 of 518) and 80.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wake Forest is collecting 35.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 287 assists for the season, which has them ranked 282nd in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Demon Deacons are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They concede 31.9% on 3-point attempts and they rank 139th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.4). The Demon Deacons are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (589 of 1,379) and they surrender 32.8 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 10th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 237 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Duke Blue Devils got the win with a final of 80-65 against Boston College. In the matter of attacking the glass, Duke allowed Boston College to get 30 in total (7 on the offensive side). They went 19.2% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 26 and finished the game at 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Blue Devils allowed Boston College to bury 24 of 59 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 40.7% in this matchup. Overall, the Blue Devils finished shooting 30 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.6%. Regarding shots from distance, Duke made 10 out of their 30 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 76.9%. Boston College committed 16 fouls for this game which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for 13 tries. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Blue Devils were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 in the game.

Mark Mitchell ended up being important for the Blue Devils in the game. He totaled 17 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 6 out of 7 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Duke has a mark of 18-5 for the year. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per game and they connect on 73.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per contest (51st in Division 1) and they turn it over 9.3 times per contest. Duke has 1,855 points on the campaign (80.7 per contest) and they pull in 36.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Devils are shooting 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 27th in the nation.

The Duke defense surrenders 32.7% on 3-pointers (163 of 498) and their opposition makes 70.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.0 assists and 32.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 193rd and 38th in college hoops. The Blue Devils on the defensive side of the court are 73rd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 67.6. They are able to force 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (153rd in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duke

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