Western Carolina Catamounts vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Carolina Catamounts vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-0) will go up against the Western Carolina Catamounts (2-1) at LJVM Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Western Carolina Catamounts took the court against Truett McConnell and took home the win by a score of 99-64 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Catamounts walked away with 11 and Truett McConnell recorded 14 fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Truett McConnell walked away from this one shooting 57.1% when shooting free throws by burying 4 of their 7 tries. Additionally, Truett McConnell totaled 25 rebounds (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Truett McConnell distributed 11 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Western Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 37.3% from the floor on 25 of 67 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes for this game in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 44 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Catamounts made 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Western Carolina walked away from the game having earned a 51.4% FG percentage (36 of 70) and converted 14 of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Chevalier Emery is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished the contest at 56.3% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He played 24 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished with 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Western Carolina heads into this contest with a record of 2-1 this season. They turn the ball over 17.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 14.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Western Carolina is grabbing 49.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 52 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 112th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Catamounts are hitting 33.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (30 of 90) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.3 pts per contest (100th in D-1) while shooting 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Catamounts are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 156th in college hoops in giving up assists with 35 surrendered on the year. The Catamounts are giving up a shooting percentage of 33.2% (69 of 208) and they relinquish 35.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 27.5% on three-point shots while they are 86th in college basketball in PPG allowed (64.0).

In their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons got the victory with a final of 85-80 when they faced USC Upstate. In reference to team rebounding, Wake Forest permitted USC Upstate to grab 31 in all (10 offensive). They shot 37.9% from 3-point land by hitting 11 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 10 from the free throw line (90.0%). The Demon Deacons permitted USC Upstate to convert 30 out of 63 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Demon Deacons finished the game shooting 28 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. In regard to three-point attempts, Wake Forest made 7 out of their 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to knock down 22 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. USC Upstate was called for 24 personal fouls in the game which got the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. The Demon Deacons earned 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game.

Hunter Sallis ended up having an impact for the Demon Deacons for this game. He converted 9 out of 14 for this contest for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and added 5 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 6 assists for this contest.

Wake Forest has a win-loss mark of 4-0 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Demon Deacons are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which ranks 205th in the country. Wake Forest has totaled 301 points so far this season (75.3 per game) and they snag 38.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.5 times per game (229th in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.8 times per contest. The Demon Deacons commit 16.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Wake Forest defense allows 31.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (36 of 115) and opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.3 assists and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 166th and 195th in the country. The Demon Deacons defensively are ranked 114th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 65.8. They have forced 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 37.7% from the floor (83rd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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