Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 11/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Location: Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas

TV: CBSSN

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-1) host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-1) at Baha Mar Convention Center on Thursday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons faced off with UMass Lowell and took home the win by a score of 109-75 in their last contest. Wake Forest ended the contest with a 55.9% FG percentage (38 of 68) and converted 13 of their 30 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Demon Deacons converted 20 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 14 steals. In reference to the defense, Wake Forest allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the floor on 28 out of 61 shooting. UMass Lowell distributed 13 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Furthermore, UMass Lowell snagged 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UMass Lowell walked away from this one shooting 72.2% when shooting free throws by making 13 of their 18 tries. They made 6 of their 22 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Demon Deacons walked away with 17 while UMass Lowell accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Juke Harris is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 26 mins played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He racked up 21 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Wake Forest heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 3-1 this year. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Wake Forest is pulling in 42.8 boards per game and has totaled 71 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 137th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Demon Deacons are shooting 32.7% on shots from distance (37 of 113) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 90.5 points per contest (53rd in D-1) while shooting 43.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Demon Deacons are able to force 17.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are 143rd in college in allowing assists with 53 relinquished on the campaign. The Demon Deacons defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.2% (103 of 244) and they relinquish 36.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 23.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 214th in college in PPG allowed (74.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Tech Red Raiders got the victory with a final of 80-63 when they played Milwaukee. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech allowed Milwaukee to pull down 28 in total (8 offensive). They shot 23.5% from distance by connecting on 4 out of 17 and finished the game at 11 of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Red Raiders permitted Milwaukee to bury 24 of 55 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.6% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Red Raiders went 27 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. In terms of 3-point shots, Texas Tech buried 13 of their 31 attempts (41.9%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 92.9%. Milwaukee was called for 17 fouls for this game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Red Raiders were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 33 for the matchup.

Christian Anderson ended up being a factor for the Red Raiders for this game. He racked up 18 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes in this game. He converted 5 out of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 38.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a record of 3-1 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Red Raiders are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks them 170th in Division 1. Texas Tech has 353 pts for the season (88.3 per game) and they pull in 41.5 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 17.8 times per game (76th in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.0 times per game. The Red Raiders commit 17.0 fouls every game and they shoot 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Tech defense allows 28.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (23 of 80) and their opposition knocks down 69.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 8.0 assists and 36.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 7th and 224th in D-1. The Red Raiders on defense are ranked 137th in college in PPG allowed with 70.3. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (150th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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