Wake Forest vs Miami Picks and Prediction – 1/11/2025

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons will be on the road Saturday with the game in Coral Gables, FL against the Miami Hurricanes. Wake Forest is having a strong season coming into Saturday with eleven wins through 15 games played having won for the last five including two in a row following 18 point victory against North Carolina State last time out. Offensively the Demon Deacons scored the ball well enough averaging 69.1 points 43.6% from the floor and scored 77 points in their most recent victory. Defensively Wake Forest has been even better holding up to 64.9 points per game after giving up just 59 to North Carolina State. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Hunter Sallis leads the Wake Forest offense this season averaging 18.3 points per game. Cameron Hildreth averages12.4 points to go along with the team leading 3.5 assist. Big man Tre’Von Spillers is averaging 9.7 points and leads Wake Forest pulling in 9.1 rebounds per game.

The Miami Hurricanes stay home Saturday with just four wins for 15 games played this season riding a 4 game skid following a 15 point loss in their last game. Offensively Miami has scored the ball extremely well this season averaging 77.5 points per game overall, but average is 73 points per game during their three-game losing streak. Defensively Miami has been mediocre allowing 75.5 points this season but have given up 80.5 points per game during their four-game skid.

Matthew Cleveland leads the Miami offense this season averaging 12.9 points per game. Nigel Pack has averaged 13.9 points per game this season from Miami but has played in just nine games. Lynn Kidd is second on the team averaging 11.1 points to go along with the team high 7.4 rebounds per game. Jalen Blackmon averages 8.7 points and leads Miami dishing out 1.7 assists per game.

Wake Forest is the better team in this matchup the better basketball coming into Saturday. Look for the Demon Deacons to roll on the road Saturday to an easy conference victory. Take Wake Forest to continue their tears they get the winning cover down South in Florida against a struggling Miami team. Final Score Prediction, Wake Forest Demon Deacons win and cover 76-63.