Wake Forest at Louisville 2/5/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 02/04/2020 at 9:16 PM ET

On Wednesday, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons take a trip to KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky for an Atlantic Coast Conference tilt with the No. 5 ranked Louisville Cardinals. Wake Forest improved to 10-11 overall and 3-8 in the ACC following its 56-44 victory over the Clemson Tigers on Saturday. Andrien White led the Demon Deacons with 17 points.

Brandon Childress is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Wake Forest with averages of 15.4 points and 4.7 assists per game while Olivier Sarr is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 12.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game . Wake Forest has three players averaging double-figures in scoring. 

Louisville improved to 19-3 overall and 10-1 in the ACC following its 77-57 victory over the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Saturday. Ryan McMahon led the Cardinals with 23 points after sinking seven shots from 3-point territory. Louisville has won each of its  last 8 games since losing to Florida State for its only loss in the ACC thus far.

Jordan Nwora is the leading scorer for Louisville with an average of 19.3 points per game, while Steven Enoch is the second-leading scorer with an average of 10.3 points per game. Dwayne Sutton is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.4 per game and Darius Perry is the leader in assists with an average of 3.1 per game.

Louisville is playing as well as any other team in the nation. The Cardinals have won each of their last 8 straight up and 13 of their last 14 SU at home. In addition, the Cardinals have covered the number in four of their last five versus an opponent from the ACC. Wake Forest on the other hand has lost four of its last five SU versus Louisville and 17 of his last 19 SU on the road. Final Score Prediction, Louisville Cardinals win and cover ATS 79-61.

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