Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Boston College Eagles (8-9, 2-4) will host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-5, 4-2) Saturday night in an ACC match-up. According to the College Basketball Power Index, Wake Forest has a BPI Ranking of No. 76 and Boston College is No. 183.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are 9-8 against the spread and the over/under is 11-6 in those games. The Demon Deacons selected ninth in the ACC Preseason Poll. On the court they dropped their opening ACC game against Clemson 77-57 back on December 2. The Demon Deacons resumed ACC played on December 20 and have won four of their last five with victories over Duke (81-70), Virginia Tech (77-75), Louisville (80-72), and Florida State (90-75) this past Wednesday. The last loss for Wake Forest was against North Carolina 88-79 on January 4, and they are on a two-game winning streak since.
Second straight weekend spent out of state.#GoDeacs ???? pic.twitter.com/ybLiRtiaNp
— Wake Forest Men's Basketball (@WakeMBB) January 13, 2023
The Demon Deacons are No. 81 according to KenPom. They are 43rd in adjusted offensive efficiency, 144th on defense, and the strength of schedule is 92nd. Tyree Appleby, a 6'1 senior (17.8 ppg, 5.9 apg, 1.6 spg) leads the team in scoring, assists, and steals. Cameron Hildreth, a 6'4 sophomore, leads the team with 6.4 rebounds per game and is second with 12.5 ppg.