Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, WV

TV: ESPNU

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-3) are en route to Charleston Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the West Virginia Mountaineers (6-2).

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons played Oklahoma and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-68 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Demon Deacons ended up with 22 while Oklahoma finished the game with 26 personal fouls. They converted 8 of 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma finished the contest at 74.3% from the charity stripe by burying 26 of 35 attempts. Moreover, Oklahoma collected 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oklahoma distributed 17 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In terms of defending, Wake Forest allowed 48.1% from the field on 26 of 54 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 22 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Demon Deacons buried 22 of 27 attempts for a rate of 81.5%. Wake Forest ended the contest with a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 out of 56) and buried 8 of 30 3-point shots.

Juke Harris is a player who came through in the game. He walked away with 22 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He went 40.0% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Wake Forest heads into this game with a record of 6-3 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 85.2 points per outing (72nd in the country) while shooting 44.9% from the field. The Demon Deacons are connecting on 32.9% on shots from downtown (81 of 246) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wake Forest is pulling in 38.0 boards per game and has accounted for 145 dimes on the year, which is 43rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Demon Deacons are forcing their opponents into 16.4 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are conceding 29.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 187th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (73.4). The Demon Deacons defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.7% (222 of 532) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are 311th in college in giving up assists with 132 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the West Virginia Mountaineers went home victorious with a score of 91-49 when they faced Coppin State. In relation to rebounds, West Virginia permitted Coppin State to collect 35 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 21.4% from downtown by going 3 out of 14 and ended up going 12 of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Mountaineers allowed Coppin State to convert 17 of their 54 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.5% in this contest. Overall, the Mountaineers ended up going 30 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, West Virginia made 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.6%. Coppin State had 19 fouls for the contest which took the Mountaineers to the free throw line for 33 attempts. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Mountaineers recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this matchup.

Chance Moore ended up having an impact for the Mountaineers in the matchup. He scored 17 points in his 20 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist in this game. He converted 6 of 8 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

West Virginia has a mark of 6-2 so far this season. The Mountaineers commit 14.8 fouls per game and they shoot 68.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.8 times per game (282nd in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 9.8 times per contest. West Virginia has tallied 569 points for the campaign (71.1 per contest) and they pull in 35.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mountaineers are connecting on 44.3% from the field, which has them ranked 235th in the country.

The Mountaineers are ranked 2nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 57.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (52nd in college). The West Virginia defense gives up 37.0% on 3-point shots (57 of 154) and opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 10.8 assists and 31.6 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 42nd and 64th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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