UNC at Wake Forest 2/16/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 8 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels visit Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina for an ACC showdown with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in Saturday. The Tar Heels fell to 19-5 on the season and 9-2 in the ACC following a 69-61 loss to Virginia on Monday. North Carolina was led by Coby White with 17 points but as a team was only able to shoot 35% from the field.

Wake Forest dropped to 9-14 on the season and 2-9 in the ACC after its 88-66 loss to Florida State on Wednesday. The Demon Deacons could not find an answer for Florida State’s 7-foot-4 Christ Koumadje who scored 20 points for the Seminoles. Chaundee Brown led Wake in the loss with 20 points, while Brandon Childress scored 11. Coby White leads the Tar Heels in scoring with an average of 16.0 points per game. Luke Maye is the third leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 14.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. The leader in assists is White with an average of 4.2 per game. North Carolina is shooting 46.9% from the field and 37.5% from 3-point territory.

Brandon Childress leads the Demon Deacons in scoring and assists with averages of 15.1 points and 4.1 assists per game. Jaylen Hoard is the second leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Wake Forest is shooting 40.0% from the field and 30.5% from 3-point territory.