The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (17-10, 9-7 ACC) battle the No. 24 NC State Wolfpack (21-7, 11-6) Wednesday. Tip from PNC Arena is set for 9 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wake Forest vs. NC State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Wake Forest lost to NC State 79-77 at home on Jan. 28, failing to cover as a 3-point favorite as the Over (155) connected.
The Demon Deacons lost 96-87 to Miami Saturday, failing to cover as 6-point road underdogs. Wake Forest is 3-2 against the spread (ATS) over its last 5 games and 15-12 ATS on the season. It is 18-8-1 O/U this season.
The Wolfpack are 13-13-2 ATS this season and 13-14-1 O/U. They are coming off a 77-69 home win over North Carolina Sunday, covering as 2-point favorites. They are 2-3 ATS over their last 5 games and 1-4 O/U in that span.
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Wake Forest at NC State odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:41 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Wake Forest +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | NC State -270 (bet $270 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Wake Forest +5.5 (-105) | NC State -5.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 156.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Wake Forest at NC State picks and predictions
Prediction
NC State 77, Wake Forest 74
Moneyline
PASS.
There’s no value here, as NC State (-270) should come out on top but aren’t worth an outright play.
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Against the spread
BET WAKE FOREST +5.5 (-105).
The Wolfpack haven’t been great lately, posting just a 2-2 straight-up record over their last 4. They are also just 2-3 ATS in their last 5 and are 2-3 ATS over their last 5 home games. The Demon Deacons are 10-6 ATS in conference games which compares favorably to NC State, which is just 7-10 ATS in ACC games.
Wake is also 7-4 ATS as an underdog while NC State is 7-12-1 ATS following a straight-up win. The trends point to WAKE FOREST +5.5 (-105) being the better play.
Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 156.5 (-105).
The Over connected in the first meeting between these two programs, but it hit by 1 point and NC State shot 47% from deep. There were also only 11 turnovers in the entire game, both of which are abnormalities that should regress back to the mean.
NC State is a league-worst 6-11 O/U in conference games while Wake is an ACC-best 12-3-1 O/U in conference games. Considering how the last game was played and the lofty total, lean to the UNDER 156.5 (-105).
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