Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/15/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Venue:  Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  WF +10.5, Duke -10.5; Over/Under:  149.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  WF +10.5, Duke -10.5; Over/Under:  149.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  WF +10.5, Duke -10.5; Over/Under:  149.5 points

 

Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  20-6 (5th place, ACC)

Duke Blue Devils:  21-4 (1st place, ACC)

 

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  3-2 last 5

Duke Blue Devils:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

WF is coming into this game with a 20-6 record overall and they are 5-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 16th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 10-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins in that span were against the Pittsburgh Panthers, the Florida State Seminoles, and the NC State Wolfpack while their loss came against the Miami Hurricanes in their last game. Alondes Williams led the team in points in that game with 25 while Daivien Williamson was next on the team with 12 points. Williams led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Khadim Sy led the team in rebounds off the bench with 7. They were 54.9% from the field, 42.9% from 3-point range, and 58.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 78.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.5 PPG against them. WF has an ATS record of 16-10 this season and their O/U record is 14-12.

 

 

Duke is coming into this game with a 21-4 record overall and they are 13-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 15th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 11-3 in their conference games this season. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and they are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Virginia Cavaliers while their 6 wins in that span came against the Syracuse Orange, the Clemson Tigers, the Louisville Cardinals, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Clemson Tigers, and the Boston College Eagles in their last game. Paolo Banchero led the team in points in that game with 16 while Wendell Moore was next on the team with 14 points. Banchero also led the team in assists in that game with 3 and he led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 46.4% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 76.5% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 79.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.8 PPG against them. Duke has an ATS record of 14-9-2 this season and their O/U record is 12-13.

 

Duke has been playing well in their recent games. They recently lost a close game to UVA by 1 point but other than a few slip ups this season, they have been a very strong team in most of their games. They have won 2 straight games since losing to UVAand both of those wins were on the road by double digits. They have also beaten Wake Forest already earlier this season also by double digits and they were on the road for that game as well. They should play much better here at home and they are going up against a Wake Forest team that has been having a great season but has been slipping up themselves in their recent games. They have only won 3 of their last 5 games and one of those losses was a loss to Syracuse by over 20 points. They are also coming off of a loss at home to Miami in their last game and they will likely struggle more on the road here against a much better team. Duke is currently leading the conference while Wake Forest is also in the top 5 so a win for Duke here will put them in a better position to win the ACC. Duke should continue to roll here and win this game by double digits as well.

 

Wake Forest Duke Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, February 15, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Duke 82 WF 65.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 16-10 ATS in all games. 24-17 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 46-31 OVER in all games. 

Duke Blue Devils: 4-10 ATS in a home game where the total is 145 to 149.5. 50-29 OVER in all games. 30-14 OVER as a home favorite or pick.

 

 

Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  G. Van Beveren (F) Ques Tues - Undisclosed injury.

Duke Blue Devils:  None.

 

 

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I'm not sitting here telling you I broke the code or figured out the enigma. Some of it's luck. There's a gamble with all of them until you get them." - Steve Forbes on the success of the program this season with players that were not highly thought of.

 

 

“I feel like my shot preparation was there tonight. I feel like my hands were ready. Whenever one of my teammates drove today, I was calling for the ball. Most of all, I wasn’t thinking – I just shot it. Every time I shot it, I believed it was going in. With the confidence my teammates have in me, pair those two things together, it makes a pretty good night for me.” - Wendell Moore after their win against Boston College.

 

 

 

J. Laravia 

I. Mucius 

D. Walton 

A. Williams 

D. Williamson

 

P. Banchero 

T. Keels 

W. Moore 

J. Roach 

M. Williams

 

 

PPG: A. Williams (19.8)

APG: A. Williams (5.2)

Reb/G: A. Williams (6.9)

 

PPG: P. Banchero (17)

APG: W. Moore Jr. (4.4)

RPG: P. Banchero (8.7)

 

Coaches:

Wake Forest Demon Deacons: Steve Forbes (2nd season)

Duke Blue Devils: Mike Krzyzewski (42nd season)