The No. 19 Clemson Tigers (15-3, 7-0 ACC) and Wake Forest Demon Deacons (13-5, 5-2) meet Tueaday at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Clemson vs. Wake Forest odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Tigers are the only unbeaten team in ACC play and are 1 1/2 games clear of the Miami Hurricanes. Clemson keeps proving it isn’t a fluke, covering a 1.5-oint line in a 72-64 win over Duke on Saturday. The Tigers are a solid 6-1 ATS in the last 7 games.
The Demon Deacons are also playing good basketball lately, winning 5 of the last 6 games. That includes a 22-point road win at Boston College on Saturday. The Over has cashed in 7 in a row for Wake.
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Clemson at Wake Forest odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:37 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Clemson +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | Wake Forest -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Clemson +2.5 (-105) | Wake Forest -2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Clemson at Wake Forest picks and predictions
Prediction
Clemson 77, Wake Forest 75
Moneyline
CLEMSON (+130) keeps getting little respect from the books, and all it does is keep winning. Clemson is a perfect 7-0 inside the ACC, but it has still been an underdog in 3 of the last 4 games. It has won each of those outings straight up as an underdog.
Clemson roughed up Wake Forest 77-57 in the first meeting on Dec. 2, so what makes anybody think the Deacs are going to do a 180 here?
Against the spread
CLEMSON +2.5 (-105) is an impressive 6-1 ATS in the last 7 games overall, while going 5-2 ATS in the last 7 games on the road. It is also 18-7-2 ATS in the previous 27 against teams with a winning overall record.
Wake Forest -2.5 (-115) has covered 6 of the last 8 games at “The Joel,” including a rousing win over Duke. However, again, the Deacs lost by 20 in the 1st meeting, and it’s hard to back a team which was so very bad the 1st time around.
Over/Under
OVER 145.5 (-115) might be the best play on the board in this ACC tilt.
The Over is a respectable 8-4 in the last 12 games for the Tigers. And the Over is 7-0 in the last 7 games overall for the Deacs, while going 5-2 in the last 7 games at home. The Over is also 9-3 in the last 12 at home against teams with a winning road record.
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