Wake Forest vs NC State Picks and Prediction – 2/22/2025

On Saturday, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons visit Lenovo Center in Raleigh for an Atlantic Coast Conference clash with the NC State Wolfpack. Wake Forest is 19-7 overall and 11-4 in the ACC, 3 ½ games behind first place. Wake Forest beat SMU 77-66 last Saturday. Hunter Sallis led Wake Forest with 20 points. The Demon Deacons have won four of the last five. Keep updated on College Basketball with our college basketball predictions.

Hunter Sallis leads Wake Forest in scoring, averaging 18.5 points per game. Cameron Hildreth is second in scoring and the leader in assists, averaging 14.7 points and 3.0 assists per game. Tre’Von Spillers is the leading rebounder, averaging 7.8 per game. Wake Forest scores an average of 70.6 points per game, shooting 45.2% overall and 29.3% from 3-point territory. 

The NC State Wolfpack looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home when hosting Wake Forest. NC State is 10-16 overall and 3-12 in ACC, which is next to last in the conference. The Wolfpack lost to North Carolina 97-73 on Wednesday. NC State has lost 10 of the last 11 with only a victory over Boston College during that span.

Marcus Hill is the leading scorer for NC State averaging 12.2 points per game and Jayden Taylor is second, averaging 12.0 points per game. Brandon Hunley-Hatfield is the leading rebounder, averaging 4.8 rebounds per game and Michael O’Connell is the leader in assists, averaging 3.1 per game. NC State scores an average of 69.6 points per game.

Despite playing on the road, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will win and cover on Saturday when visiting the NC State Wolfpack. Wake Forest defeated NC State 77-59 in the first meeting earlier this season and easily covered the number as 5.5-point home chalk. Wake Forest has covered the number in nine of its last 13 and NC State is 8-18 ATS in 26 games this season. Final Score Prediction, Wake Forest Demon Deacons win and cover ATS 67-62.