North Carolina vs Wake Forest Picks and Prediction – 1/22/2025

The North Carolina Tar Heels are taking to the road to face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Monday at 9 PM EST. The game is taking place at LJVM Coliseum and is being broadcast on ESPN. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

In their last 5 games the Tar Heels have posted a 4-1 record. The North Carolina team in their last game ended up losing the game to Stanford by a score of 72-71. The Tar Heels have now posted a record of 12-7 on the year overall.

The Tar Heels have managed to put in 82.3 points per game on 47% of the shots from the field. The Tar Heels has pulled down 38.1 boards and 14.2 assists per game. The defense for North Carolina has allowed 75.8 points per game, but has ended up getting 4.1 blocks and 6.5 steals per game.

In their last 5 games the Demon Deacons have posted a 5-0 record. The Wake Forest team in their last game ended up winning the game to Virginia Tech by a score of 72-63. The Demon Deacons have now posted a record of 14-4 on the year overall.

The Demon Deacons have managed to put in 70.9 points per game on 44.8% of the shots from the field. The Demon Deacons has pulled down 33.6 boards and 11.7 assists per game. The defense for Wake Forest has allowed 65.7 points per game, but has ended up getting 4.3 blocks and 7.8 steals per game.

This is a game that will be a back and forth battle. However, the Demon Deacons have looked strong in their last few games and will continue to play great in this game here. The Tar Heels have looked impressive, but are coming into a road game here and one that will have some issues in this game here as the offense and defense will not perform as good in this game here. Final Score Prediction, Wake Forest Demon Deacons win 70-65.