Wake Forest vs. NC State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/28/23
NC State Wolfpack (16-5) vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-7)
January 28, 2023 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Wake Forest Demon Deacons -3.5 / NC State Wolfpack +3.5; Over/Under: +154.5
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The NC State Wolfpack and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet in college basketball action from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Wake Forest is listed as a 3.5-point home favorite with a -165 ML price. The total for this game is set at 154.5 points.
Injuries
For NC State, Jack Clark is out indefinitely with a hip injury while Jao Ituka is out for Wake Forest for the season with a knee injury.
Matchup History
Wake Forest’s 101-76 win back on March 2nd, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for the Demon Deacons in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
NC State is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 road games and 16-38-2 ATS in their last 54 games overall while the under is 4-0-1 in their last 5 road games. Wake Forest is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 22-8 in their last 30 games overall.
Pick
I’m sticking with Wake Forest here. I will give NC State credit for performing well without Jack Clark and a banged up Terquavion Smith, but I don’t love how the Wolfpack let Notre Dame hang around in their last game, and that was an average Notre Dame offense. Now put a solid Wake Forest offense on the other side that boasts one of the best offensive units in the ACC and I think the Demon Deacons get themselves another convincing win and cover for the third straight game. Give me Wake Forest in this one.
