The Virginia Cavaliers (11-4, 2-2 ACC) and Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-4, 3-1) meet Saturday. The opening tipoff at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum will be at 2 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Virginia vs. Wake Forest odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Virginia, which since 2015 is 9-1 in this series, has lost each of its last 3 road games and has recently struggled in getting to the free-throw line and in getting stops on defense. The Cavaliers are 2-3 straight up and 2-3 against the spread (ATS) since Dec. 19. That includes a 76-60 loss (as a +1) at North Carolina State in their most recent game, last Saturday.
The Demon Deacons lost 3 times before Thanksgiving but then enjoyed a perimeter-driven surge. From Nov. 24-Jan. 26, Wake Forest won 9 straight, shooting 39.3% from distance along the way. The WFU win streak was snapped Tuesday at Florida State when the favored-by-3 Deacons suffered an 87-82 setback.
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