The Wake Forest Demon Deacons host the Miami Hurricanes in an ACC game that will take place at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at 8 PM ET. Miami has won 12 of their 16 games on the season and they have failed to cover the spread in 10 of the 14 games that have had a posted line. Wake Forest has won 10 of their 17 games and they have failed to cover the spread in eight of the 15 games that have had a posted line.
Miami is coming off a 72-46 win over Pittsburgh in their last game where they covered the spread as a 2.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 118, which was well under the closing line of 142. Previous to the Pittsburgh game the Hurricanes had failed to cover the spread in two straight games and in their last four games the total has gone under every time. Miami had lost two straight before their win over Pittsburgh.
Wake Forest is coming off a 93-87 loss to North Carolina in their last game where they covered the spread as an 8.5-underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 180, which was over the closing line of 164. Previous to the North Carolina game the Demon Deacons had failed to cover the spread in four straight games. In their last two games the total has gone over while in the previous three games the total went under. Wake Forest has lost two straight and four of their last five games.
Offensively, Miami is putting up 72.8 points per game on a 46.6% FG average. On defense the Hurricanes are allowing 59.3 points per game, which ranks 4th in the nation, on a 38.1% FG average, which ranks 10th in the nation.
Wake Forest is putting up 80.2 points per game on a 46.8% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Demon Deacons are allowing 74.7 points per game on a 44.6% FG average.
Last season in the lone match up between these teams, which took place at Miami, the Hurricanes beat the Demon Deacons 77-63.
Miami Hurricanes vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Betting Trends
- The game total has gone over in 4 of Miami’s last 5 road games against Wake Forest.
- The game total has gone under in 4 of Miami’s last 5 road games.
- Wake forest is 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 home games against Miami.
- The game total has gone over in 4 of the Demon Deacon’s last 5 home games against the Hurricanes.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between the Miami Hurricanes and the Wake Forest Demon Deacon’s have the public betting on the Hurricanes to win this game at over 60%. The over/under bettors believe this game is going to go under the 142 total with over 60%.
