The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-6) will look to break a six-game losing streak when they host the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-2) on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Lawrence Joel Coliseum as just 2.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 6:00 PM ET on ACCN. The matchup’s point total is set at 141.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of January 23, 2021, 2:18 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Pittsburgh Betting Information
- The Panthers have put together a 7-3 record against the spread this season.
- The Panthers are 3-2 against the spread in 2020-21 when they are at least a 2.5-point favorite.
- The Panthers and their opponents have gone over the set over/under in 5 of 10 games this season (50%).
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Pittsburgh Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Champagnie | 8 | 20.3 | 13.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Au’Diese Toney | 9 | 16.6 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Xavier Johnson | 10 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Ithiel Horton | 10 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| John Hugley | 7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Wake Forest Betting Information
- With a 5-3 record ATS this season, Wake Forest has outperformed expectations.
- The Demon Deacons hold an even 1-1 record against the spread this season when they enter a game as at least a 2.5-point underdog.
- Wake Forest and its opponents have regularly covered the total points bet this season, doing so in 62.5% (5) of its eight games played.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Wake Forest Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daivien Williamson | 9 | 13.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Isaiah Mucius | 9 | 12.1 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Ody Oguama | 7 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Ismael Massoud | 9 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Jonah Antonio | 8 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
Total Facts
- Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over Saturday’s 141 total in six out of 10 games (60%) this year.
- Four Wake Forest games this year (44.4% of its matchups) ended with a final score greater than Saturday’s over/under of 141 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 144.5 points per game, 3.5 points more than the total of 141 for this contest.
- The 134.2 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 6.8 fewer than the 141 over/under in this contest.
- On average, the over/under in Panthers games is 0.7 points fewer than the over/under of 141 points in this matchup.
- A difference of 2.6 points separates this contest’s over/under (141 points) and the average total points bet in Demon Deacons games (138.4 points) this season.
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/10/2020 | Pittsburgh | Neutral Court | -2 | 137 | -136 | +112 | Conference Tournament | 81-72 PITT |
| 1/4/2020 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | -6.5 | 135.5 | -295 | +233 | Regular Season | 69-65 WAKE |
| 2/5/2019 | N/A | Wake Forest | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 78-76 WAKE |
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