Miami enters their game versus Wake Forest on Saturday with four consecutive losses, 14 straight in the ACC and 16 in a row to Power Conference opponents. The schedule gets very difficult after Wake Forest with Miami projected to lose its next games by the ESPN Basketball Power Index.
Wake Forest travels to Coral Gables after consecutive double-digit wins over Syracuse and North Carolina State. The Demon Deacons are in a three-way for third in the ACC with a 3-1 record. Two years after winning the ACC, Miami is the only team that has not won a conference game at 0-4.
Miami and Wake Forest will be a matchup of strengths and weaknesses matching up. The Hurricanes have one of the best offenses in the ACC versus a Wake Forest defense near the top. Miami is abysmal defensively and Wake Forest ranks near the bottom offensively in the ACC.
Hunter Sallis leads Wake Forest and is fourth in the ACC averaging 18.33 points per game. Trevor Spillers is first on Wake Forest and third in the ACC posting 9.07 rebounds per game. No Miami players are in the top 20 in the ACC in scoring. Lynn Kidd leads Miami and is 10th in the ACC averaging 7.4 RPG.
Wake Forest at Miami Fan Duel odds
Miami is a 2.5-point underdog versus Wake Forest per Fan Duel. Laying the points with Wake Forest is minus 102 and taking the number with Miami is minus 120. Wake Forest is minus 128 and Miami is plus 106 on the money line. The over/under for Wake Forest at Miami is 142.5.
MIami versus Wake Forest series history
Miami leads the all-time series with Wake Forest which the Hurricanes dominated outside of Winston-Salem. Miami is 11-2 versus Wake Forest at home and 3-0 on neutral courts. Wake Forest holds a 12-2 advantage in Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest at Miami TV
Wake Forest at Miami will tip-off at 5:15 PM ET on the CW with Thom Brennaman on play-by-play and Brian Oliver providing analysis. The stream of the game can be watched on FUBO TV.
Wake Forest at Miami Predictions
Until they prove otherwise betting against Miami seems like a safe bet. The numbers are all documented above. Wake Forest is one of the hottest teams in the ACC and through the first two months of the season, Miami has been the worst.