James Madison Dukes vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: James Madison Dukes vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ESPN+

LJVM Coliseum is where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-3) will play the James Madison Dukes (6-4) on Tuesday.

The James Madison Dukes stepped onto the hardwood against Utah Valley and took home the win by a score of 78-61 in their last game. James Madison finished the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (27 of 54) and knocked down 13 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Dukes knocked down 11 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 32 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to the defense, James Madison allowed the other team to go 33.3% from the field on 19 of 57 shooting. Utah Valley earned 7 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Utah Valley pulled down 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Utah Valley shot 72.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of their 25 attempts. They also knocked down 5 out of their 21 attempts from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Dukes finished with 17 and Utah Valley accumulated 11 personal fouls.

Bryce Lindsay is someone who was a major factor in the game. He walked away with 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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James Madison enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-4 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a team they commit 16.9 fouls every game. As a unit, James Madison is snagging 37.1 boards per game and has 144 dimes this year, which is 214th in the nation in terms of passing. The Dukes are connecting on 36.8% on shots from downtown (98 of 266) and 70.9% from the free throw line. They average 76.7 pts per game (168th in D-1) on 46.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Dukes have forced 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 36th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 103 surrendered for the campaign. The Dukes defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.1% (247 of 548) and they relinquish 29.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 30.8% on 3-pointers and they are 125th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (68.7).

In their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons took home the win by a final score of 72-66 when they faced Boston College. Regarding rebounding, Wake Forest allowed Boston College to pull down 31 in all (9 offensive). They shot 40.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 of 30 and finished the game at 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Demon Deacons permitted Boston College to bury 21 of 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8% in the game. Overall, the Demon Deacons went 21 for 47 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.7%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Wake Forest buried 5 of 13 tries (38.5%). They were able to convert 25 of them for a clip of 73.5%. Boston College earned 12 fouls in this game which got the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for 34 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Demon Deacons were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 31 for this contest.

Cameron Hildreth pitched in for the Demon Deacons for the game. He earned 22 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 4 of 8 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Wake Forest has a win-loss mark of 8-3 this year. The Demon Deacons commit 16.2 fouls every game and they shoot 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per contest (284th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. Wake Forest has scored 741 pts this year (67.4 per contest) and they average 34.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Demon Deacons are hitting on 41.6% from the field, which is ranked 315th in the nation.

The Demon Deacons on defense are ranked 39th in college hoops in points given up per game with 64.8. They have forced 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.4% from the field (23rd in college hoops). The Wake Forest defense allows 31.1% on 3-point shots (90 of 289) and their opposition knocks down 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.3 dimes and 36.6 boards every game, which is 127th and 278th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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