Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 2/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Stanford Cardinal
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA
TV: ESPN+
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (16-6) are en route to Maples Pavilion on Wednesday where they will go up against the Stanford Cardinal (15-7).

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons played Pittsburgh and walked away with a win by a score of 76-74 in their last contest. Wake Forest walked away from the game with a 52.2% field goal percentage (24 of 46) and made 8 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Demon Deacons made 20 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 25 with 2 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defense, Wake Forest allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the field on 24 out of 56 shooting. Pittsburgh doled out 14 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, Pittsburgh totaled 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Pittsburgh walked away from this one shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 20 attempts. They knocked down 6 of their 18 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Demon Deacons ended up with 16 and Pittsburgh accounted for 20 fouls.
Cameron Hildreth is someone who was a major factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played for 38 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He went 58.3% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.
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Wake Forest heads into this game with a win-loss record of 16-6 this season. They are averaging 69.7 pts per contest (289th in college) while going 44.4% from the floor. The Demon Deacons are hitting 28.7% on shots from 3-point land (133 of 463) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wake Forest is pulling in 33.6 rebounds per contest and has 251 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 336th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
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When they are on defense, the Demon Deacons are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 fouls. They currently rank 162nd in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 286 conceded this year. The Demon Deacons defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.1% (495 of 1,265) and they concede 35.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 30.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 47th in college hoops in opponents PPG (66.2).
When they last stepped on the court, the Stanford Cardinal took a loss by a score of 85-61 when they played SMU. The Cardinal snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. SMU was called for 14 fouls for the contest which got the Cardinal to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 90.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, Stanford converted 6 out of their 27 tries (22.2%). When all was said and done, the Cardinal walked away from this one shooting 23 for 69 from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.3%. The Cardinal permitted SMU to convert 31 out of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.4% for the matchup. They shot 50.0% from downtown by going 12 out of 24 and finished the game at 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). In relation to how they rebounded, Stanford allowed SMU to collect 31 overall (7 on the offensive glass).
Oziyah Sellers was important for the Cardinal for this contest. He accumulated 19 points in his 33 mins on the court and added 3 dimes for this contest. He made 8 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.
Stanford has a mark of 15-7 on the campaign. The Cardinal are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.5 times per game (130th in college) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per contest. Stanford has accumulated 1,670 points on the year (75.9 per contest) and they pull in 35.3 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Cardinal are shooting 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 217th in the country.
The Stanford defense surrenders 32.8% on 3-pointers (134 of 409) and their opposition knocks down 75.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 10.0 dimes and 32.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 12th and 48th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cardinal on defense are ranked 147th in college in points allowed per game with 70.5. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (257th in the country).
Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford
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