Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Florida Gators Prediction, 11/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Florida Gators

Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024

Location: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, FL

TV: ESPN+

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is the location where the Florida Gators (6-0) will play the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1) on Thursday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons stepped onto the hardwood against Detroit and walked away with a win by a score of 67-57 in their last game. Wake Forest finished having earned a 39.3% FG percentage (24 out of 61) and converted 10 out of their 35 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Demon Deacons made 9 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 69.2%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding defending, Wake Forest allowed 33.3% from the floor on 20 of 60 shooting. Detroit doled out 11 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In addition, Detroit grabbed 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Detroit ended up shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of 16 tries. They also knocked down 5 out of their 19 shots from long range. With respect to fouls, the Demon Deacons finished with 18 while Detroit recorded 14 fouls.

Hunter Sallis is someone who was important for this game. He went 66.7% from the field and totaled 4 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He left the arena with 31 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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Wake Forest heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 6-1 for the campaign. They are averaging 72.9 pts per game (255th in the country) while going 44.0% from the floor. The Demon Deacons are hitting 29.1% on three-point shots (55 of 189) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wake Forest is collecting 34.4 boards per game and has accounted for 98 dimes this year, which is 131st in the nation in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the Demon Deacons are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 fouls. They surrender 32.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 87th in the nation in points per game allowed (66.3). The Demon Deacons are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.1% (160 of 420) and they relinquish 36.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 251st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 91 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Florida Gators went home victorious with a score of 93-68 when they played Southern Illinois. When talking about rebounding, Florida permitted Southern Illinois to snag 47 in total (19 offensive). They went 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 5 of 15 and finished the game at 13 out of 18 at the charity stripe (72.2%). The Gators allowed Southern Illinois to make 25 of their 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.7% for the game. In all, the Gators went 35 for 75 from the field which had them at 46.7%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Florida knocked down 16 of 39 attempts (41.0%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. Southern Illinois had 14 fouls for this game which got the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They coughed it up 6 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Gators recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 43 in this game.

Alijah Martin pitched in for the Gators in this matchup. He tallied 32 points in his 31 mins on the court and added 5 dimes for the contest. He made 11 of 19 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Florida has a mark of 6-0 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gators are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 76th in D-1. Florida has tallied 529 pts so far this season (88.2 per game) and they average 42.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.3 times per contest (65th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per contest. The Gators commit 15.5 fouls per game and they shoot 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The Gators on the defensive side of the court are 123rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.8. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (52nd in college hoops). The Florida defense surrenders 32.8% on 3-pointers (39 of 119) and opponents are knocking down 74.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 9.2 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per game, which is 21st and 197th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida

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