The Florida State Seminoles (14-9) travel to face off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (18-6) on Wednesday, February 12th. This game will be played at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem and televised on ESPNU. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Florida State Seminoles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

The Seminoles Are Coming Off A Win

Florida State Seminoles Recent Game/Games

Florida State improved to 14-9 on the season with a 67-60 win over Notre Dame on Tuesday, February 4th. The Seminoles were favored by 2.5 points and covered the spread with the victory.

FSU led 29-28 at halftime and outscored Notre Dame 38-32 in the second half. The game’s total points of 127 fell short of the 141.5 O/U line.

The Demon Deacons Are Coming Off A Win

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Recent Game/Games

The Demon Deacons improved to 18-6 on the season with a 76-66 road win over the Golden Bears on Saturday, February 8th. Wake Forest entered the game as 3-point favorites and covered the spread with the victory.

Wake Forest led 31-29 at halftime and pulled away in the 2nd half, outscoring Cal 45-37. The game’s total points of 142 narrowly fell under the O/U line of 142.5.

Seminoles Offense Breakdown

Florida State put up 67 points in their last game, shooting 49% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 53.1%. They connected on just 3 of 13 three-point attempts, hitting 23.1% from deep, but were strong inside, shooting 58.3% on two-pointers. At the free-throw line, they made 16 of 19 attempts, good for 84.2%.

Markus Burton led the way with 25 points, hitting 3 of 6 from beyond the arc, while Jamir Watkins added 21 points and 8 rebounds, also shooting 3 of 6 from three. Malique Ewin contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 66.7% from the field, and Tae Davis chipped in 14 points and 9 boards, making his only three-point attempt.

Demon Deacons Offense Breakdown

Wake Forest put up 76 points in their last game, shooting 57.7% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 61.5%. They connected on 61.4% of their two-point attempts (27/44) and went 3/8 from beyond the arc, hitting 37.5% of their threes. At the free-throw line, the Demon Deacons shot 72.2%, making 13 of 18 attempts.

Cameron Hildreth led the way with 23 points, shooting 8/11 from the field and 1/1 from three. Jeremiah Wilkinson added 21 points, hitting 3/8 from deep, while Hunter Sallis contributed 20 points and 8 rebounds. Efton Reid III was nearly perfect, shooting 8/9 overall and 2/2 from three, finishing with 19 points.

Seminoles Team Defense

Despite giving up 60 points, Florida State’s defense allowed their opponent to shoot 49% from the field, including 58% on two-point attempts (21/36). The Seminoles did manage to limit damage from beyond the arc, where the opposing team shot just 3/13, or 23%.

Florida State sent their opponent to the free-throw line 19 times, where they converted 16 attempts, an 84% success rate. On the boards, the Seminoles gave up 6 offensive rebounds.

Demon Deacons Team Defense

Despite Florida State’s defensive efforts, they gave up 60 points while allowing the opposing team to shoot 49% from the field. The Seminoles struggled to contain shots inside the arc, with their opponents hitting 58% of their two-point attempts, going 21/36.

Florida State did manage to limit damage from beyond the arc, holding their opponents to just 3/13 shooting from three-point range, or 23%. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 19 times, where they converted 16 of those attempts, shooting 84%.

Seminoles vs Demon Deacons Trends

• In their last five games away from home, the Seminoles have a straight up record of 1-4 while going 1-4 vs. the spread. The team averaged 70 points per game in this stretch.
• When looking at their past three matchups at home, Wake Forest has an ATS record of 2-1 while averaging 71 per game. The team went 2-1 overall in these games.
• As the betting underdog, the Seminoles have an ATS mark of just 2-3 in their last five games. Florida State posted a straight up mark of 2-3 in these matchups.
• Through their last five games as the favorite, the Demon Deacons have an ATS record of 3-1-1 and a straight up mark of 5-0.

Seminoles vs Demon Deacons Prediction

In this Demon Deacons vs. Demon Deacons matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Demon Deacons at -7.5. While we project the Demon Deacons to win 76-70, our recommendation is to bet on the Seminoles for the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 141.5, and our model predicts the Seminoles and Demon Deacons to score a combined 146 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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