The Wake Forest Demon Deacons host the 17th ranked Duke Blue Devils in an ACC game that will take place at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-salem, North Carolina at 3 PM ET. Duke has won 15 of their 20 games on the season and they have failed to cover the spread in 11 of the 19 games that have had a posted line. Wake Forest has won 12 of their 20 games this season and they have covered the spread in nine of the 18 games that have had a posted line.
Duke is coming off an 84-82 loss to NC State in their last game where they failed to cover the 16.5-point spread. The total number of points scored in the game was 166, which was over the closing line of 160.5. The Blue Devils have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six games and in six of their last seven games the total has gone over. Overall, Duke has lost three of their last four games.
Wake Forest is coming off an 81-76 loss to Syracuse in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 4-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 157, which was over the closing line of 154.5. Previous to the Syracuse game the Demon Deacons had covered the spread in three straight games and in their last five games the total has gone over every time. Wake Forest had won two straight games before their loss to Syracuse.
Offensively, Duke is putting up 82.8 points per game, which ranks 20th in the nation, on a 48.1% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Blue Devils are allowing 67 points per game on a 42.3% FG average.
Wake Forest is putting up 81.4 points per game on a 46.9% FG average. On defense the Demon Deacons are allowing 75.9 points per game on a 44.9% FG average.
Last season Duke beat Wake Forest twice.
Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest Demon Deacons Betting Trends
- Duke is 2-9-1 against the spread in their last 12 road games.
- The Blue Devils are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 games against the Demon Deacons.
- The game total has gone over in 4 of Duke’s last 5 road games against Wake Forest.
- Wake Forest is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 home games.
- The Demon Deacons are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 home games against Duke.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Duke and Wake Forest have the public all over the visiting Blue Devils minus the 4 points with over 70%. The over/under bettors are leaning slightly to this game going over the posted total line of 162.5 at just over 60%.
