Virginia at Wake Forest 1/26/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina will host an ACC showdown featuring the visiting Virginia Cavaliers versus the host Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Sunday afternoon. Virginia fell to 12-6 overall and 4-4 in the ACC following its 53-51 loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Monday. Kihei Clark was the leading scorer for Virginia with 10 points.

Mamadi Diakite is the leading scorer for Virginia with an average of 13.1 points per game, while Braxton Key is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 10.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Kihei Clark is the leader in assists for the Cavaliers with an average of 5.9 per game. Diakite and Key are the only players for Virginia averaging double figures in scoring.

Wake Forest fell to 9-9 overall and 2-6 in the ACC following its 71-68 loss to the Clemson Tigers on Tuesday. Wake played extremely well in the first half leading at the break 37-31 but could not hold off the hard-charging Tigers in the second half. Andrien White led the Demon Deacons in the loss with 22 points while Olivier Sarr scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Brandon Childress is the leading scorer for Wake Forest with an average of 15.2 points per game and leads the Demon Deacons in assists with an average of 4.7 per game. Olivier Sarr is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 13.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Wake Forest has three players averaging double-figures in scoring.