Miami vs Wake Forest Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/9/23
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (19-13) vs. Miami Hurricanes (24-6)
March 9, 2023 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Hurricanes -6 / Wake Forest Demon Deacons +6; Over/Under: +161
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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Miami Hurricanes meet Thursday in the college basketball ACC Tournament Quarterfinal at the Greensboro Coliseum. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are averaging 76.7 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 73.8 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Tyree Appleby is averaging 18.8 points and 3.3 rebounds, while Damari Monsanto is averaging 13.3 points and 3.6 rebounds. Cameron Hildreth is the third double-digit scorer and Andrew Carr is grabbing 5.8 rebounds. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are allowing 34.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.
The Miami Hurricanes are averaging 79.6 points on 48.5 percent shooting and allowing 71.7 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Isaiah Wong is averaging 15.9 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Jordan Miller is averaging 15.1 points and 6.1 rebounds. Norchad Omier is the third double-digit scorer and Nijel Pack is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Miami Hurricanes are shooting 37.2 percent from beyond the arc and 78 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Hurricanes are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.
The Demon Deacons are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games and 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Hurricanes are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games and 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 Thursday games. The under is 4-0 in Demon Deacons last 4 overall. The under is 5-1 in Hurricanes last 6 neutral site games.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons just had a close, draining game against Syracuse and now has to get up bright and early to play a talented Miami team loaded with athletic guards. Not ideal if you ask me. Miami wins in the favorite role by an average of 9.3 points and its 10-3 ATS in non home games. Reasonable line. I’ll lay the chalk with the Canes.
