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Louisville vs Wake Forest Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 28
The Louisville Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) will try to build on a nine-game winning streak when they host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-5, 7-2 ACC) on January 28, 2025 at KFC Yum! Center.
Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.
Louisville vs. Wake Forest Game Info and Odds
- Game day: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Game time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV channel: ACC Network
- Location: Louisville, Kentucky
- Arena: KFC Yum! Center
Louisville is a 9.5-point favorite against Wake Forest on Tuesday and the total is set at 143.5 points. Here's a few betting trends and insights if you plan to place a wager on the outing.
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Louisville vs. Wake Forest: ATS Betting Stats and Trends
- Louisville has put together a 12-8-0 record against the spread this season.
- Wake Forest has compiled a 10-10-0 ATS record so far this year.
- Louisville (2-4) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 9.5 points or more this season (33.3%) than Wake Forest (1-1) does as a 9.5+-point underdog (50%).
- When playing at home, the Cardinals have a worse record against the spread (4-7-0) compared to their ATS record on the road (6-0-0).
- Against the spread, the Demon Deacons have had better results away (3-3-0) than at home (5-6-0).
- Louisville has seven wins against the spread in nine conference games this season.
- Wake Forest has seven wins against the spread in nine ACC games this year.
Louisville vs. Wake Forest: Moneyline Betting Stats
- Louisville has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 14 games this year and has walked away with the win 11 times (78.6%) in those games.
- The Cardinals have yet to lose in six games when named as moneyline favorite of -481 or better.
- Wake Forest has gone 2-5 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 28.6% of those games).
- The Demon Deacons have played as a moneyline underdog of +360 or longer in just two games this season, which they lost both.
- Louisville has an implied victory probability of 82.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
Louisville vs. Wake Forest Head-to-Head Comparison
- Louisville's +192 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 9.6 points per game) is a result of scoring 79.4 points per game (70th in college basketball) while allowing 69.8 per outing (126th in college basketball).
- Chucky Hepburn's team-leading 15.1 points per game ranks 244th in college basketball.
- Wake Forest's +88 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 4.4 points per game) is a result of putting up 70.0 points per game (289th in college basketball) while allowing 65.6 per contest (40th in college basketball).
- Hunter Sallis leads Wake Forest, scoring 18.9 points per game (34th in college basketball).
- The 36.0 rebounds per game the Cardinals average rank 30th in the nation, and are 6.3 more than the 29.7 their opponents record per contest.
- J'Vonne Hadley is 105th in college basketball action with 7.6 rebounds per game to lead the Cardinals.
- The Demon Deacons fall short in the rebound battle by an average of 1.2 boards. They are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game (290th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 31.8.
- Tre'Von Spillers averages 8.5 rebounds per game (46th in college basketball) to lead the Demon Deacons.
- Louisville ranks 71st in college basketball by averaging 101.0 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 104th in college basketball, allowing 88.8 points per 100 possessions.
- The Demon Deacons' 91.4 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 283rd in college basketball, and the 85.7 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 46th in college basketball.
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