The 9th-seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons (19-13) face the No. 1-seed Miami Hurricanes (24-6) Thursday in an ACC Tournament quarterfinal at Greensboro Coliseum. Tip will be at noon. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wake Forest vs. Miami odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Wake Forest has lost 4 of its last 5, and that stretch includes a 96-87 setback against the Hurricanes Feb. 18 as 5.5-point underdogs. Often a defensive struggler this season, Wake Forest has allowed 77.4 points per game over tho last 5 games. Overall, the Deacons went 10-10 in ACC play.
Miami went 15-5 in league play, earning a share of the ACC regular-season title with Virginia Tech. The 13th-ranked-nationally Hurricanes are 8-1 over their last 9 games.