Wake Forest Demon Deacons (18-9) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-17)
February 27, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Notre Dame Fighting Irish +6.5; Over/Under: +134.5
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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet in college basketball action from the Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday night. Who comes out ahead in Tuesday’s ACC matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame Prediction.
Wake Forest Team Preview
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after an 83-79 win over Duke last time out. Hunter Sallis leads the Demon Deacons in scoring with 18.7 PPG along with 4 RPG while Kevin Miller has 15.5 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Demon Deacons in assists. Cameron Hildreth has 13.5 PPG with 4.8 RPG and 2.7 APG and Andrew Carr has 13.7 PPG with a team-high 6.7 RPG to lead the Demon Deacons on the glass while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Wake up to this point in the year. As a team, Wake Forest is averaging 79.6 PPG on 47.8% shooting from the field, 37.7% from three and 80.2% from the foul line this season. Wake Forest will meet Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Clemson after this one.
Notre Dame Team Preview
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish come into this one looking to rebound from an 88-85 loss to Syracuse in their last matchup. Markus Burton leads the Irish in scoring and assists with 16.7 PPG and 4.3 APG while Braeden Shrewsberry has 10 PPG as Notre Dame’s only other double-digit scorer so far this season. J.R. Konieczny has 8.6 PPG with 5 RPG as well and Kebba Njie’s also chipped in a team-high 5.6 RPG as well to lead the Irish on the boards. As a team, Notre Dame is averaging 63.1 PPG on 40.7% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three and 72.8% from the foul line this season.
Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame Prediction
I’m on Notre Dame here. I get why Wake Forest is the favorite here, as the Demon Deacons are the better team, but I can’t help but feel like a potential letdown could be in store here after Wake beat Duke last time out and the Demon Deacons haven’t been particularly strong on the road. The Irish have stepped up their game in recent weeks and I think they can sneak out a cover with the points and maybe shock Wake Forest here
