Tuesday’s contest between the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-1) and the Western Carolina Catamounts (2-1) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum should be a lopsided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 80-50 and heavily favors Wake Forest to secure the victory. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on November 19.

Based on our computer prediction, Wake Forest projects to cover the 19.5-point spread in its matchup against Western Carolina. The over/under has been set at 144.5, and the two teams are projected to go under that total.

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Wake Forest vs. Western Carolina Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: ACC Network Extra
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• Where: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Venue: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
• Line: Wake Forest -19.5
• Point total: 144.5
• Moneyline (to win): Wake Forest -4545, Western Carolina +1600

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Wake Forest vs. Western Carolina Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Wake Forest 80, Western Carolina 50

Spread & Total Prediction for Wake Forest vs. Western Carolina

• Pick ATS: Wake Forest (-19.5)
• Pick OU: Under (144.5)

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Wake Forest Performance Insights

• The Demon Deacons average 72.2 points per game (266th in college basketball) while giving up 67.6 per contest (126th in college basketball). They have a +23 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 4.6 points per game.
• Wake Forest averages 33.4 rebounds per game (207th in college basketball) while allowing 30 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 3.4 boards per game.
• Wake Forest makes 6.6 three-pointers per game (281st in college basketball) at a 26.8% rate (330th in college basketball), compared to the 9.2 per outing its opponents make while shooting 32.6% from beyond the arc.
• The Demon Deacons rank 280th in college basketball by averaging 90.5 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 137th in college basketball, allowing 84.8 points per 100 possessions.
• Wake Forest has committed 14.2 turnovers per game (299th in college basketball action) while forcing 14.4 (106th in college basketball).

Western Carolina Performance Insights

• Western Carolina put up 76.8 points per game (86th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 68.7 points per contest (78th-ranked).
• The Catamounts allowed 30.9 rebounds per game last year (141st-ranked in college basketball), but they thrived by grabbing 36.6 rebounds per game (16th-best).
• Western Carolina put up 11.3 dimes per game, which ranked them 314th in college basketball.
• The Catamounts ranked 34th in the nation at 9.5 turnovers per game, but they forced 9.3 turnovers per game, which ranked 24th-worst in college basketball.
• Last season the Catamounts sank 8.2 three-pointers per game (101st-ranked in college basketball) and shot 36.6% (34th-ranked) from three-point land.
• With 6.3 treys conceded per game, Western Carolina was 44th in the nation. It ceded a 32.8% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranked 127th in college basketball.
• Western Carolina attempted 39.1 two-pointers per game last season, which accounted for 63.7% of the shots it took (and 71.1% of the team’s baskets). Meanwhile, it attempted 22.3 three-pointers per contest, which were 36.3% of its shots (and 28.9% of the team’s buckets).

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