Vanderbilt Commodores vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 12/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ESPN+

LJVM Coliseum is the location where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-3) will take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (11-0) on Sunday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores faced off with Memphis and walked away with a win by a score of 77-70 in their last contest. Vanderbilt wrapped up the game having earned a 32.3% field goal percentage (20 out of 62) and buried 6 out of their 31 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Commodores converted 31 of 40 attempts for a rate of 77.5%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 12 dimes in this game while forcing 19 turnovers and having 16 steals. With respect to defense, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to shoot 35.9% from the field on 23 out of 64 shooting. Memphis doled out 11 assists and had 13 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Memphis snagged 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Memphis went 76.9% at the free throw line by making 20 of 26 attempts. They also made 4 of 20 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Commodores ended up with 19 while Memphis totaled 28 personal fouls.

Duke Miles is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He ended up scoring 22 points on 5 of 16 shooting. He played for 40 mins played and also snagged 4 boards. He finished the game shooting 31.3% from the floor and recorded 5 dimes.

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Vanderbilt will take the court with a record of 11-0 for the year. They are turning it over 10.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Vanderbilt is collecting 40.1 boards per contest and has accumulated 212 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 25th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Commodores are connecting on 35.8% on three-point attempts (117 of 327) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 93.7 points per outing (8th in college hoops) while going 49.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Commodores are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They rank 26th in D-1 in giving up assists with 114 surrendered so far this season. The Commodores are allowing a FG percentage of 39.3% (251 of 639) and they surrender 33.0 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 29.8% on 3-point shots and they are 172nd in Division 1 in opponents points per game (72.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons went home victorious with a score of 71-68 against Longwood. In relation to rebounding, Wake Forest permitted Longwood to snag 37 overall (10 on the offensive side). They shot 25.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 8 of 31 and finished the game at 16 of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). The Demon Deacons allowed Longwood to convert 22 out of their 62 tries from the field which had them sitting at 35.5% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Demon Deacons shot 22 for 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.7%. With regard to shots from distance, Wake Forest converted 5 out of their 24 tries (20.8%). They were able to knock down 22 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. Longwood committed 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Demon Deacons were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the contest.

Juke Harris ended up being important for the Demon Deacons in the game. He converted 4 of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Wake Forest has a mark of 9-3 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Demon Deacons are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 139th in the country. Wake Forest has accounted for 1,024 pts this season (85.3 per game) and they collect 36.5 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.3 times per game (94th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per contest. The Demon Deacons are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.5% from the charity stripe.

The Demon Deacons are ranked 167th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 72.3. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (89th in D-1). The Wake Forest defense allows 28.4% on 3-point shots (96 of 338) and their opponents are connecting on 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.5 dimes and 34.8 rebounds every game, ranking them 261st and 189th in the country.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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