Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 3/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Monday, March 3, 2025

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Storrs, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (19-9) are hitting the road to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday where they will take on the Duke Blue Devils (25-3).

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons played Virginia and took a loss by a score of 83-75 in their last contest. Wake Forest finished with a 55.6% FG percentage (30 out of 54) and knocked down 2 of their 14 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Demon Deacons made 13 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 65.0%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to defense, Wake Forest allowed 55.8% from the floor on 29 out of 52 shooting. Virginia earned 16 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Additionally, Virginia totaled 23 boards (2 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Virginia ended up shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 20 tries. They also made 10 of their 22 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Demon Deacons walked away with 13 while Virginia finished the game with 21 fouls.

Hunter Sallis is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. He shot 58.8% from the field and earned 3 assists. He played 38 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He recorded 25 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Wake Forest comes into this one with a record of 19-9 on the season. They have an average of 70.9 points per contest (271st in the nation) while shooting 45.5% from the floor. The Demon Deacons are hitting 28.8% on 3-point shots (157 of 546) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wake Forest is pulling in 32.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 325 assists for the season, which has them ranked 324th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Demon Deacons are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 fouls. They surrender 30.9% on 3-point shots and they are 66th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (67.9). The Demon Deacons defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.2% (644 of 1,603) and they surrender 34.7 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 199th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 376 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Duke Blue Devils got the victory with a final of 97-60 against Miami. In regard to cleaning the glass, Duke permitted Miami to pull down 25 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 20.0% from three-point range by connecting on 5 out of 25 and ended up going 5 out of 5 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Blue Devils allowed Miami to bury 25 out of their 64 tries from the field which had them sitting at 39.1% for the contest. Overall, the Blue Devils walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.1%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Duke knocked down 15 of their 25 tries (60.0%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a clip of 90.0%. Miami had 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Blue Devils were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this contest.

Kon Knueppel ended up having an impact for the Blue Devils in this matchup. He accumulated 20 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the contest. He knocked down 6 of 8 in the game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Duke has a win-loss record of 25-3 for the year. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 15.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.2 times per game (14th in the country) and they are giving up possession 9.5 times per game. Duke has scored 2,312 points on the year (82.6 per contest) and they collect 38.3 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Blue Devils are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the country.

The Blue Devils on the defensive end are ranked 7th in college hoops in points given up per game with 61.0. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.4% from the floor (5th in college). The Duke defense gives up 30.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (186 of 611) and their opponents are knocking down 70.9% of their free throw shots. They have given up 11.8 assists and 30.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 61st and 12th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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