Queens Royals vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 12/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ACC Extra

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-3) welcome the Queens Royals (4-5) at LJVM Coliseum on Sunday.

The Queens Royals took the court against Gardner-Webb and took home the win by a score of 107-74 in their last game. Queens wrapped up the contest having earned a 62.1% FG percentage (41 of 66) and made 15 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Royals buried 10 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 58.8%. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 23 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defense, Queens allowed the other team to shoot 35.2% from the floor on 25 of 71 shooting. Gardner-Webb totaled 7 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Gardner-Webb pulled down 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Gardner-Webb finished the contest at 88.9% at the free throw line by converting 16 of 18 shots. They also buried 8 out of their 24 tries from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Royals ended up finishing with 13 while Gardner-Webb had 15 fouls.

Nasir Mann is one player who came through for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He played for 25 mins played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Queens comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-5 for the year. They have an average of 83.7 points per contest (83rd in college hoops) while going 48.2% from the floor. The Royals are connecting on 37.7% on shots from downtown (98 of 260) and 72.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Queens is pulling down 35.2 rebounds per game and has earned 147 dimes so far this season, which ranks 152nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.9 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Royals are forcing 9.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 31.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 344th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (83.8). The Royals defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.3% (263 of 581) and they concede 38.2 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 153rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 123 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons got the victory with a final of 75-66 against West Virginia. The Demon Deacons collected 12 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 24 in this matchup. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. West Virginia had 13 fouls in the game which got the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a rate of 63.6%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Wake Forest made 10 out of 25 attempts (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Demon Deacons finished shooting 29 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 50.9%. The Demon Deacons allowed West Virginia to convert 21 of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.4% for this contest. They finished shooting 21.4% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 24 at the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to rebounding, Wake Forest allowed West Virginia to grab 32 in all (15 offensive).

Juke Harris ended up being a major contributor for the Demon Deacons for the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 17 in this game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He recorded 28 points in his 26 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Wake Forest has a record of 7-3 so far this year. As an offense, the Demon Deacons are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which is 186th in the nation. Wake Forest has scored 842 points this year (84.2 per contest) and they pull down 37.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.3 times per contest (91st in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. The Demon Deacons are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.1% from the charity stripe.

The Wake Forest defense allows 28.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (76 of 269) and opponents are making 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 14.1 dimes and 35.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 228th and 238th in college hoops. The Demon Deacons are ranked 171st in college in points allowed per game with 72.7. They are forcing 16.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (112th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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