The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-4, 4-1 ACC) are 5.5-point favorites as they attempt to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Stanford Cardinal (11-5, 3-2 ACC) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The game airs at 6:30 PM ET on ESPNews. The matchup’s over/under is set at 141.5.
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Wake Forest and Stanford Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games it has played as at least 5.5-point favorites this season, Wake Forest is 2-6 against the spread.
Stanford is 0-3 against the spread when an underdog by 5.5 points or more this season.
Between them, these two teams average 5.9 more points per game (147.4) than this matchup’s over/under (141.5).
Wake Forest and Stanford have seen their opponents average a combined 5.0 fewer points per game than the over/under of 141.5 set in this game.
Wake Forest’s average point total in matchups this year is 136.0, 5.5 points fewer than the over/under in this game.
The average point total for the Cardinal this year is 6.3 points higher than this game’s over/under.
The Demon Deacons have gone 6-10-0 ATS this season.
The Cardinal are 9-7-0 against the spread this season.
Wake Forest Stats & Insights
Wake Forest has a +72 scoring differential, topping opponents by 4.5 points per game. It is putting up 70.3 points per game to rank 286th in college basketball and is allowing 65.8 per outing to rank 42nd in college basketball.
Wake Forest ranks 281st in college basketball at 30.8 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 31.6 its opponents average.
The Demon Deacons hit 6.4 three-pointers per game (308th in college basketball) at a 28.6% rate (350th in college basketball), compared to the 8.0 per contest their opponents make while shooting 30.9% from deep.
Wake Forest averages 91.3 points per 100 possessions on offense (284th in college basketball), and allows 85.5 points per 100 possessions (49th in college basketball).
The Demon Deacons post 75.3 points per game when playing at home, compared to 67.0 points per game in road games, a difference of 8.3 points per contest.
Stanford Stats & Insights
Stanford’s +103 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.4 points per game) is a result of putting up 77.1 points per game (130th in college basketball) while giving up 70.7 per contest (158th in college basketball).
Stanford ranks 249th in the nation at 31.6 rebounds per game. That’s 3.8 more than the 27.8 its opponents average.
Stanford makes 8.4 three-pointers per game (121st in college basketball), 2.1 more than its opponents. It shoots 33.7% from beyond the arc (189th in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 33.1%.
Stanford ranks 69th in college basketball with 101.5 points scored per 100 possessions, and 226th defensively with 93.0 points conceded per 100 possessions.
At home, the Cardinal average 80.3 points per game. On the road, they score 74.8.
Wake Forest Key Players to Watch
Hunter Sallis leads the Demon Deacons in scoring, tallying 18.6 points per game to go with 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
Wake Forest’s leading rebounder is Tre’Von Spillers averaging 8.8 boards per game and its best passer is Cameron Hildreth, averaging 3.4 assists per game.
The Demon Deacons get the most three-point shooting production out of Davin Cosby Jr., who makes 1.7 threes per game.
Hildreth is Wake Forest’s leader in steals, averaging 1.5 steals per game, while Spillers leads them in blocks with 1.4 per contest.
Stanford Key Players to Watch
Maxime Raynaud holds the top spot on the Cardinal leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 20.9 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.
Jaylen Blakes records more assists than any other Stanford teammate with 5.1 per game. Blakes also scores 14.5 points and grabs 3.3 rebounds per game.
Oziyah Sellers is dependable from distance and leads the Cardinal with 1.8 made threes per game.
Blakes (2.1 steals per game) is the steal leader for Stanford while Raynaud (1.0 block per game) is the block leader.
Wake Forest vs. Stanford Prediction
Wake Forest 72, Stanford 70
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