Wake Forest at Duke odds, picks and predictions
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (16-7, 8-4 ACC) and Duke Blue Devils (18-5, 9-3) tangle in Monday night Atlantic Coast Conference action in Durham. Tip-off from Cameron Indoor Stadium is slated for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Wake Forest vs. Duke odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Wake Forest defeated N.C. State 83-79 as an -8-point home favorite Saturday and has won 3 consecutive games. The Deacons, 1-4 over their last 5 road games, head to Durham in search of their 1st win there this century. They've lost 24 straight at Duke, last winning there in 1997.
The Blue Devils were ranked No. 10 in last week's Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll -- a new poll will be released Monday afternoon. They covered as 13-point home favorites in an 85-60 Saturday triumph over Boston College. Since losing at No. 3 North Carolina Feb. 3, Duke is 2-0 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS).
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Wake Forest at Duke odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:54 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Wake Forest +250 (bet $100 to win $250) | Duke -315 (bet $315 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Wake Forest +7.5 (-118) | Duke -7.5 (-104)
- Over/Under (O/U): 151.5 (O: -114 | U: -160)
Wake Forest at Duke picks and predictions
Prediction
Duke 78, Wake Forest 73
Moneyline
PASS.
Wake Forest (+250) is the lean side here, but I'm going to focus on the spread and take the points.
Against the spread
Wake Forest is 4-2 ATS when facing teams averaging 77 points or more per game, pre statfox.com. Duke is 2-4 ATS over its last 6 games against winning teams. Over the last 3 seasons, the Blue Devils are 1-4 ATS when favored at home by 6.5-9 points.
WFU is a borderline Top-25 squad and one on a nice trend line of late. Detractors will point to a 21-point loss to North Carolina Jan. 22, but the Deacons were close for 25 minutes in that game and were undone by some outlier performances at both ends of the floor.
Duke is not the defensive team UNC is. The Devils' free-throw, rebounding and turnover edges don't figure as being enough to likely push an advantage past a couple possessions.
Against the number, Wake has covered 3 in a row against Duke. WFU has filed 2-point losses in its last 2 visits to Cameron Indoor.
BACK WAKE FOREST +7.5 (-118).
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Over/Under
The Over is 6-1-1 across the last 8 series meetings, but most of those totals were listed in the 140's. The last 4 totals listed in the 150's had the Under go 3-1.
Look for a fairly tight battle at a moderately amped-up pace. Cap tip to the books and the overnight bettors on this one. There is no value in trying to decipher a paper-thin advantage either way.
PASS.
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