Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Stanford Cardinal NCAAB Betting Prediction

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Stanford Prediction 2/5/2025

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (16-6) travel to face off against the Stanford Cardinal (15-7) on Wednesday, February 5th. This game will be played at Maples Pavilion in Stanford and televised on ESPNU. Wake Forest is coming off a win in their previous game, while Stanford is looking to get back on track from a loss to the SMU. Tip-off is set for 11:00 ET.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Stanford Cardinal

The Demon Deacons Are Coming Off A Win

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Recent Game/Games

Wake Forest improved to 16-6 on the season with a 76-74 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday. The Demon Deacons were -2.5 favorites at home but didn’t cover the spread. The game’s total points of 150 exceeded the O/U line of 138.5.

Trailing 36-34 at halftime, Wake Forest turned things around by scoring 42 points in the second half while allowing 38.

The Cardinal Are Coming Off A Win

Stanford Cardinal Recent Game/Games

Stanford dropped to 15-7 on the season after an 85-61 road loss to SMU on Saturday. Entering the game as +7 point underdogs, the Cardinal not only lost but failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game were 146, just under the O/U line of 149.5.

Stanford struggled early, finding themselves down 45-25 at halftime. Although they managed to score 36 points in the second half, they couldn’t slow down SMU, who put up 40 points after the break.

Demon Deacons Offense Breakdown

Wake Forest’s offense clicked in their last game, shooting 52.2% from the field and 42.1% from beyond the arc, with an effective field goal percentage of 60.9%. They were nearly perfect from the free-throw line, hitting 90.9% of their attempts, and finished with 76 points, despite grabbing just 3 offensive rebounds.

Cameron Hildreth and Damian Dunn each scored 24 points, with Hildreth going 3-for-3 from deep and Dunn hitting 3-of-5. Ty-Laur Johnson and Ishmael Leggett added 16 points apiece, with Johnson dishing out 5 assists.

Cardinal Offense Breakdown

Stanford struggled offensively in their last game, shooting just 33.3% from the field and 22.2% from beyond the arc, finishing with 61 points. Their effective field goal percentage was 37.7%, but they excelled at the free-throw line, hitting 9 of 10 attempts.

Oziyah Sellers led the team with 19 points, while Maxime Raynaud added 18 points and 10 rebounds. The Cardinal grabbed 19 offensive boards and dished out 14 assists in the game.

Demon Deacons Team Defense

Wake Forest’s defense struggled, giving up 74 points on 52% shooting from the field. They allowed 16 two-point baskets on 27 attempts, a 59% conversion rate.

From beyond the arc, their opponent shot 42%, hitting 8 of 19 threes. Wake Forest also sent them to the line 22 times, where they made 20 free throws, a 90% success rate.

Cardinal Team Defense

Wake Forest’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 74 points on 52% shooting from the field. The Demon Deacons allowed their opponent to hit 59% of their two-point attempts, going 16/27 from inside the arc.

From three-point range, Wake Forest’s defense conceded 8 threes on 19 attempts, a 42% shooting clip. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 22 times, where they converted 20 of those attempts, a 90% success rate. The Demon Deacons did manage to limit second-chance opportunities, allowing just 3 offensive rebounds.

Demon Deacons vs Cardinal Trends

  • Across their last five road contests, Wake Forest has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 3-2, while averaging 72 points per game.
  • Although Stanford has a straight up record of 1-4 in their last five home games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 1-4. The team averaged 67 points per game in these games.
  • Spanning across their last five games as the betting underdog, the Demon Deacons have gone 1-4 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 0-5.
  • In their last five games as the betting favorite, the Cardinal have a strong straight up record of 5-0. In addition, their ATS record was 4-1 in these scenarios.

Demon Deacons vs Cardinal Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Cardinal vs. Cardinal game, we suggest taking the Cardinal at -1.5. Even though our predictions have the Cardinal winning 74-73, we see the Demon Deacons as the better choice on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 138.5, and our model predicts the Demon Deacons and Cardinal to score a combined 147 points. We recommend betting on the over.


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