Wake Forest vs Louisville 2/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Louisville Cardinals (12-15) vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (21-8)
February 26, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Wake Forest Demon Deacons -8.5 / Louisville Cardinals +8.5; Over/Under: +141
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The Louisville Cardinals and Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Louisville Cardinals need a win after losing 10 of their last 12 games. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons need a win after losing three of their last four games.
The Louisville Cardinals are averaging 68.1 points on 42.2 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Noah Locke is averaging 9.7 points and 2.3 rebounds, while Malik Williams is averaging 9.7 points and 8 rebounds. Dre Davis is dishing 0.9 assists and El Ellis is grabbing 1.9 rebounds. The Louisville Cardinals are shooting 31.1 percent from beyond the arc and 68.1 percent from the free throw line. The Louisville Cardinals are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.1 rebounds per game.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are averaging 78.1 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 41.1 percent shooting. Alondes Williams is averaging 19.7 points and 6.8 rebounds, while Jake LaRavia is averaging 14.8 points and 6.7 rebounds. Daivien Williamson is the third double-digit scorer and Isaiah Mucius is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are allowing 32.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.7 rebounds per game.
The Cardinals are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The Demon Deacons are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss. The under is 4-0 in Cardinals last 4 overall. The over is 8-3 in Demon Deacons last 11 overall. The road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Louisville Cardinals are a team that just can’t get out of their own way, and they lose on the road by an average of eight points while not shooting well. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons win at home by an average of 15 points, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 13 points. Louisville doesn’t have the offensive horses to hang around here. I’ll lay the chalk.
