American Eagles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ACC Extra

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (21-11 last year) welcome the American Eagles (22-13 last season) at LJVM Coliseum on Monday.

The American Eagles faced off with Mount St. Mary's and ended up losing by a score of 83-72 in their last contest. American finished the game with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 out of 57) and buried 13 out of their 35 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Eagles made 5 of 8 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they collected 26 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 15 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to defending, American let their opponent shoot 57.7% from the floor on 30 out of 52 shooting. Mount St. Mary's recorded 17 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, Mount St. Mary's snagged 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Mount St. Mary's went 82.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 17 attempts. They knocked down 9 of 22 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 18 and Mount St. Mary's totaled 13 personal fouls.

Geoff Sprouse is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes but did not grab any boards. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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American will play this contest after finishing with a record of 22-13 last season. They coughed up possession 11.1 times per game and as a unit committed 17.9 personal fouls per game. As a group, American pulled down 30.2 rebounds per contest and tallied 441 dimes last year, which had them ranked 189th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles connected on 34.8% on shots from distance (299 of 859) and 75.4% from the free throw line. They had an average of 68.7 points per outing (307th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Eagles forced their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.7 fouls. They were ranked 168th in the country in allowing assists 430 relinquished throughout last year. The Eagles defensively allowed a field goal percentage of 45.7% (852 of 1,863) and they relinquished 32.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They conceded 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they were 53rd in college in opponents PPG (67.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons took a loss by a final score of 68-59 when they played North Carolina. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Wake Forest permitted North Carolina to snag 40 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 36.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 22 and finished the game at 22 out of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). The Demon Deacons allowed North Carolina to make 19 of 56 attempts from the field which left them shooting 33.9% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Demon Deacons went 21 out of 62 from the field which had them at 33.9%. With regard to 3-point shots, Wake Forest converted 2 of their 22 tries (9.1%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. North Carolina committed 17 fouls for this contest which took the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Demon Deacons corralled 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this contest.

Hunter Sallis pitched in for the Demon Deacons for the game. He recorded 25 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the contest. He made 9 out of 19 for the contest giving him a rate of 47.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

Wake Forest had a win-loss mark of 21-11 last year. The Demon Deacons were responsible for committing 16.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 75.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 11.3 times per game (332nd in the country) and they coughed up possession 11.3 times per contest. Wake Forest tallied 2,246 pts last season (70.2 per game) and they snagged 33.2 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Demon Deacons hit 44.3% from the floor, which was ranked 200th in college hoops.

The Wake Forest defense allowed 30.7% from downtown (258 of 841) and their opposition knocked down 77.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 13.2 assists and 35.4 boards every game, which was ranked 189th and 243rd in those categories. The Demon Deacons on the defensive end were ranked 57th in the nation in PPG given up with 68.0. They forced 13.3 TO's per game and let teams shoot 40.2% from the field (20th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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