Northeastern Huskies vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 11/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ACC Extra

LJVM Coliseum is the location where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-2) will attempt to beat the Northeastern Huskies (3-3) on Friday.

The Northeastern Huskies faced Duquesne and took home the win by a score of 93-86 in their last game. Northeastern ended the contest with a 55.2% field goal percentage (32 of 58) and converted 5 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Huskies made 24 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 12 steals. With regard to defense, Northeastern allowed the other team to shoot 54.2% from the floor on 32 out of 59 shooting. Duquesne totaled 14 assists and had 15 steals in this matchup. In addition, Duquesne grabbed 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Duquesne ended up shooting 68.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 25 shots. They also converted 5 of their 13 shots from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Huskies walked away with 20 while Duquesne accumulated 24 fouls.

Xavier Abreu is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He finished 64.7% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 26 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up with 32 points on 11 out of 17 shooting.

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Northeastern heads into this contest with a record of 3-3 this year. They currently have an average of 74.0 pts per contest (264th in college hoops) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Huskies are hitting 26.7% on shots from downtown (31 of 116) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Northeastern is pulling in 34.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 76 assists for the year, which ranks 320th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.8 times per game and as a group are committing 19.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies have forced 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They rank 118th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 74 surrendered so far this year. The Huskies are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.8% (149 of 325) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 33.9% from beyond the arc while they are 187th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.7).

The last time they took the court, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons walked away with a victory by a final of 99-51 when they played Campbell. The Demon Deacons corralled 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Campbell had 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 86.4%. Concerning three-point attempts, Wake Forest buried 12 out of their 29 tries (41.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Demon Deacons shot 34 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.8%. The Demon Deacons permitted Campbell to knock down 16 of 59 tries from the floor which had them at 27.1% in the matchup. They shot 15.4% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 26 from the free throw line (57.7%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Wake Forest permitted Campbell to grab 28 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Juke Harris was important for the Demon Deacons for the contest. He recorded 17 points in his 25 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup. He made 6 of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Wake Forest has a win-loss mark of 5-2 this season. The Demon Deacons commit 19.4 fouls per contest while shooting 73.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.0 times per contest (72nd in D-1) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. Wake Forest has scored 613 points this season (87.6 per game) and they pull in 40.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Demon Deacons are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which is 207th in college.

The Demon Deacons on defense are ranked 153rd in college in PPG surrendered with 71.7. They are forcing 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (79th in college). The Wake Forest defense gives up 26.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (52 of 198) and opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.7 dimes and 36.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 214th and 261st in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northeastern

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