The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-12 overall, 3-12 ACC) visit the Virginia Tech Hokies (14-5, 8-4) in a Saturday afternoon contest at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Wake Forest-Virginia Tech odds and lines, with NCAA college basketball picks and predictions.
Virginia Tech is No. 15 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Wake Forest at Virginia Tech: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Wake Forest +500 (bet $100 to win $500) | Virginia Tech -700 (bet $700 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Wake Forest +11.5 (-120) | Virginia Tech -11.5 (+100)
- Over/Under: 132.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Wake Forest at Virginia Tech: Three things to know
- The Hokies are coming off two disappointing losses in their last three games. The most recent of those was a 69-53 setback against Georgia Tech Tuesday. VTU was a minus-9 in the turnover margin and was outshot 52.0% to 41.3% from the field by the Yellow Jackets in the home-court loss. The Hokies had been 9-1 at home before the defeat.
- The Demon Deacons head into Saturday’s matinee tilt in Blacksburg with a four-game losing streak in tow. WFU has won just one ACC road game this season, and what has been a shaky offense hit a season-low Wednesday when the Deacons scored just 39 points in a loss to Clemson.
- Virginia Tech defeated Wake Forest 64-60 Jan. 17 and is looking for its sixth straight win in the series. Virginia Tech has won by an average of 9 points in its last five wins over Wake Forest. The Deacons’ last win against the Hokies was on March 4, 2017.
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Wake Forest at Virginia Tech: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Virginia Tech 71, Wake Forest 61
Money line (ML)
Virginia Tech sophomore G Jalen Cone — the team’s fourth-leading scorer (9.2 points per game) — is out due to an ankle injury. The downtrodden Deacons haven’t played great defense but of late they’ve run into some hot shooting performances.
Wake is overlooked here with the big tag, but PASS unless you can get the visiting five at +550 or better.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Demon Deacons are 4-0 ATS in their last four road games vs. a team with a home winning percentage over .600 and 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games.
The underdog is 6-1 ATS in the last seven games in this series. The Hokies are 1-4 ATS in their last five games following a double-digit loss at home.
Saturday’s contest figures as a slow-tempo affair with the Deacons keeping the deficit in single digits most of the way.
TAKE WAKE FOREST +11.5 (-120).
Over/Under (O/U)
This one figures to take on a few points to the 124 the teams scored in meeting No. 1 (when WFU shot just 36.7% from the floor).
PASS on a well-made total.
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