Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 12/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

JMA Wireless Dome is the location where the Syracuse Orange (6-6) will compete against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-4) on Tuesday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons faced Clemson and took a loss by a score of 73-62 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Demon Deacons ended up finishing with 17 and Clemson recorded 12 fouls. They buried 10 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. Clemson finished the contest at 93.8% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 16 shots. On top of that, Clemson grabbed 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Clemson dished out 17 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. With respect to the defense, Wake Forest allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 24 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 5 assists in the game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 30 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Demon Deacons made 9 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Wake Forest ended the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (25 of 50) and made 3 out of their 13 3-point attempts.

Hunter Sallis is someone who came through for this contest. He ended up going 73.3% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He walked away with 26 points on 11 out of 15 shooting.

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Wake Forest will play this contest with a record of 9-4 this year. They have an average of 67.5 points per game (325th in D-1) while shooting 42.8% from the field. The Demon Deacons are shooting 26.5% from downtown (80 of 302) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wake Forest is snagging 34.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 155 assists for the season, which ranks 298th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.9 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Demon Deacons are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They are 166th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 164 surrendered on the season. The Demon Deacons defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 38.5% (290 of 754) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 31.4% on three-point shots and they are 42nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.9).

The last time they took the court, the Syracuse Orange walked away with a victory by a final of 75-63 when they played Bucknell. The Orange were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 41 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while recording 13 steals for the contest. Bucknell earned 20 fouls in the game which got the Orange to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.9%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Syracuse converted 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). In all, the Orange finished the game shooting 27 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4%. The Orange allowed Bucknell to knock down 21 of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.2% for the contest. They shot 34.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 29 and ended up shooting 11 out of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Syracuse allowed Bucknell to collect 22 in total (8 offensive).

Eddie Lampkin Jr. pitched in for the Orange in the game. He racked up 18 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 7 out of 8 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and accumulated 11 rebounds.

Syracuse has a win-loss record of 6-6 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Orange are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is 121st in the country. Syracuse has accounted for 928 points on the season (77.3 per contest) and they pull in 38.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per game (129th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. The Orange commit 15.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.2% from the free throw line.

The Orange on defense are ranked 331st in college in points per game surrendered with 78.8. They are forcing 10.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (298th in college). The Syracuse defense concedes 33.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (107 of 322) and their opposition knocks down 71.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 15.0 dimes and 34.0 rebounds per contest, which is 306th and 166th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Syracuse

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