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Wake Forest at Clemson odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Wake Forest at Clemson odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-1, 0-0 ACC) and Clemson Tigers (6-2, 0-0) open their ACC play Friday at Littlejohn Coliseum. The opening tip will be at 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wake Forest vs. Clemson odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Wake Forest has won 3 straight games since falling 77-75 in overtime to Loyola Marymount Nov. 20. All 3 wins have been straight-up and against the number, including the Deacons’ last game when they beat the Wisconsin Badgers 78-75 as a 6-point road underdog Tuesday.

The Tigers also downed a Big Ten foe Tuesday when they covered as 2-point favorites with a 101-94 overtime win over Penn State. Clemson shot 50.8% from the floor and 52.4% from 3-point range in that win over the Nittany Lions. Since Nov. 15, the Tigers have shot 49.1% and 41%, respectively, in those categories.

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Wake Forest at Clemson odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:25 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline: Wake Forest +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | Clemson -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Wake Forest +2.5 (-105) | Clemson -2.5 (-115)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 142.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Wake Forest at Clemson picks and predictions

Prediction

Clemson 72, Wake Forest 68

Moneyline

The host Tigers (-160) are a lean at the current price but really only an actionable value at -150 or better. PASS.

Against the spread

The Tigers have gone 7-2 ATS in the last 9 Wake-Clemson meetings, including 2 straight ATS wins by double-digit margins.

Clemson has played a couple of foes at the Quadrant 1 and 2 levels and is 2-0 ATS in those games (vs. Iowa Nov. 25 and vs. PSU Tuesday). The ATS win over Iowa (in a 74-71 loss) was instructive, as it was a slow (Clemson)-vs.-fast (Iowa) match-up as is this game against Wake Forest which has a top-quartile tempo number.

Clemson has 4 high-impact players that are upperclassmen. Look for the home five to log an impressive performance in this ACC lid-lifter.

BACK THE TIGERS -2.5 (-115).

Over/Under

Peg this match-up for a bit of shooting regression, but a likely exchange of Clemson points of turnovers and Wake Forest points at the line counter that regression just enough to make this a total to LAY OFF.

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Wake Forest at Clemson odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Saturday’s Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers odds and lines, with college football expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The No. 12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-1, 6-1 in ACC) face off with the Clemson Tigers (7-3, 5-2) in an ACC Atlantic game at Memorial Stadium with the kickoff scheduled for noon E.T. Below, we look at the Wake Forest vs. Clemson odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.

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Wake Forest bounced back from its first loss of the season to beat the NC State Wolfpack 45-42 as 1-point road favorites in Week 11. The Demon Deacons are 5-5 ATS and 5-5 O/U with the 68th-toughest schedule, according to USA TODAY’s Jeff Sagarin.

Clemson won its third straight game by pummeling the UConn Huskies 44-7 but failed to cover as 41-point home favorites. This will be the first Clemson team to not make the College Football Playoff since 2014.

The Tigers are 2-8 ATS and 3-6-1 O/U with the 51st-ranked strength of schedule, according to Sagarin.

Clemson thrashed Wake Forest 37-13 as 34-point favorites last season but the Tigers obviously lost a lot of pieces including former QB Trevor Lawrence.

However, Demon Deacons QB Sam Hartman played in last year’s Clemson-Wake Forest game. Hartman completed 11-of-21 passes for 182 yards.

Wake Forest at Clemson odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 2 p.m. ET.

  • Money line: Wake Forest +160 (bet $100 to win $160) | Clemson -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Wake Forest +4.5 (-112) | Clemson -4.5 (-108)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 56.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)

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Wake Forest at Clemson odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Clemson 30, Wake Forest 23

Money line

PASS because I “lean” to Clemson laying the points but wouldn’t play the Tigers outright at that price. It is funny though that a disastrous season at Clemson could still end in a nine-win year.

The bottom line for me is that I have faith even Clemson’s terrible offense can have success against Wake Forest’s Swiss cheese defense. Whereas I don’t expect any offense to have success vs. Clemson’s defense.

Don’t get me wrong, there are a couple of offenses this season that have done alright against the Tigers. But, Clemson’s defense still ranks seventh in the nation in predicted points added (PPA) and eighth in success rate.

Against the spread

“LEAN” to CLEMSON -4.5 (-108) because this is just a game Wake Forest is supposed to lose. The Demon Deacons could finish with an 11-win season, which seems insane considering Wake Forest’s defense ranks 103rd in PPA and 111th in success rate.

Also, there’s been a “line freeze” in the betting market. Circa Sports in Las Vegas opened this game with Clemson laying 5 points.

According to Pregame.com, nearly 80% of the action is on Wake Forest but this line has only moved a half-point. A profitable spot when betting college sports is fading ranked teams on the road in conference play.

GIMME a CLEMSON -4.5 (-108) at home and looking to spoil an overrated conference foe’s season that the public is betting against.

Over/Under

“LEAN” to the UNDER 56.5 (-107) because I think Clemson’s defense is going to show up in its final home game of the season.

Also, the oddsmakers have adjusted their totals for how prolific Wake Forest’s offense has been this year. Again, Wake Forest is 5-5 O/U and the Demon Deacons have scored a combined 33 points in four seasons vs. Clemson.

Sure, this Wake Forest offense is better than the previous four, but a vast majority of the public is betting the Over in this one as well. Again, let’s fade the market and HIT the UNDER 56.5 (-107) for a light wager.

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