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Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ Duke Blue Devils
Current Records: Wake Forest 16-7, Duke 18-5
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Wake Forest is 2-8 against the Blue Devils since January of 2019 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Both teams will face off in an ACC battle at 7:00 p.m. ET at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wake Forest entered their tilt with the Wolfpack with two consecutive wins but they’ll enter their next game with three. The Demon Deacons snuck past the Wolfpack with a 83-79 win on Saturday.
Among those leading the charge was Hunter Sallis, who scored 33 points along with six rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that’s the most points he has scored all season. Andrew Carr was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, the Blue Devils didn’t have too much trouble with the Eagles at home on Saturday as they won 80-65. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Duke.
Duke’s win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mark Mitchell, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds. Mitchell is trending in the right direction, as he’s improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Roach, who scored 16 points.
The Demon Deacons pushed their record up to 16-7 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.8 points per game. As for the Blue Devils, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they’ve won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Wake Forest and the Blue Devils are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Wake Forest hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 80.8 points per game. However, it’s not like Duke struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 80.7 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Wake Forest is hoping to beat the odds on Monday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a four-game streak of failing to cover when playing as the underdogs on the road.
Odds
Duke is a solid 7-point favorite against Wake Forest, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 7-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is set at 151.5 points.
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Series History
Duke has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Wake Forest.
- Jan 31, 2023 – Duke 75 vs. Wake Forest 73
- Dec 20, 2022 – Wake Forest 81 vs. Duke 70
- Feb 15, 2022 – Duke 76 vs. Wake Forest 74
- Jan 12, 2022 – Duke 76 vs. Wake Forest 64
- Feb 17, 2021 – Duke 84 vs. Wake Forest 60
- Jan 09, 2021 – Duke 79 vs. Wake Forest 68
- Feb 25, 2020 – Wake Forest 113 vs. Duke 101
- Jan 11, 2020 – Duke 90 vs. Wake Forest 59
- Mar 05, 2019 – Duke 71 vs. Wake Forest 70
- Jan 08, 2019 – Duke 87 vs. Wake Forest 65
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