Duke Blue Devils vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Duke Blue Devils (16-2) are en route to LJVM Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-4).

The Duke Blue Devils faced Boston College and took home the win by a score of 88-63 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Blue Devils finished with 21 and Boston College recorded 17 personal fouls. They buried 5 of their 15 tries from three-point range. Boston College went 53.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 26 attempts. On top of that, Boston College pulled down 19 rebounds (3 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Boston College earned 7 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Duke allowed the other team to shoot 44.9% from the field on 22 out of 49 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 33 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Blue Devils converted 20 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Duke wrapped up the contest with a 52.6% FG percentage (30 out of 57) and knocked down 8 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Cooper Flagg is someone who was a factor for the game. He totaled 28 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and grabbed 5 boards. He went 64.3% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists.

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Duke will enter this contest with a mark of 16-2 on the season. They turn it over 10.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, Duke is grabbing 39.5 boards per game and has totaled 312 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 44th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Blue Devils are shooting 37.5% on shots from 3-point land (188 of 501) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They average 81.3 points per game (45th in D-1) while connecting on 48.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Blue Devils are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 6th in college in points per game allowed (59.5). The Blue Devils defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 37.0% (382 of 1,032) and they concede 30.6 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 51st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 210 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons went home victorious with a score of 67-66 when they played North Carolina. The Demon Deacons earned 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. North Carolina earned 23 fouls for the matchup which got the Demon Deacons to the free throw line for 27 tries. They were able to convert 21 of those for a rate of 77.8%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Wake Forest converted 2 out of their 15 attempts (13.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Demon Deacons finished shooting 22 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. The Demon Deacons permitted North Carolina to bury 26 of 65 tries from the field which left them shooting 40.0% in this game. They went 25.0% from downtown by going 8 of 32 and ended up shooting 6 of 10 at the free throw line (60.0%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Wake Forest allowed North Carolina to snag 27 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Cameron Hildreth ended up being a factor for the Demon Deacons in this matchup. He tallied 20 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 5 out of 16 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 31.3%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Wake Forest has a mark of 15-4 this season. The Demon Deacons commit 16.4 fouls every game while shooting 75.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.4 times per game (332nd in D-1) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. Wake Forest has totaled 1,343 pts for the year (70.7 per game) and they average 33.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Demon Deacons are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 206th in college.

The Wake Forest defense surrenders 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (150 of 489) and their opposition knocks down 77.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.7 dimes and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 155th and 216th in Division 1. The Demon Deacons on the defensive side of the court are 41st in college hoops in PPG given up with 65.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.1% from the field (23rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duke

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