Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACC Network

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-12) are hitting the road to McCamish Pavilion on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-13).

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons stepped onto the hardwood against Louisville and took a loss by a final of 88-80 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Demon Deacons ended up finishing with 24 and Louisville accounted for 20 fouls. They converted 10 of 25 attempts from 3-point land. Louisville shot 77.4% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of 31 attempts. Furthermore, Louisville had 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Louisville doled out 19 assists and had 3 steals for this game. When discussing the defense, Wake Forest allowed 52.9% from the field on 27 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in the game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 28 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Demon Deacons buried 18 of 25 shots for a percentage of 72.0%. Wake Forest wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (27 of 63) and made 8 out of their 25 3-point shots.

Juke Harris is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up going 38.1% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He played 39 minutes played and also totaled 11 boards. He accounted for 25 points on 8 of 21 shooting.

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Wake Forest heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 11-12 on the year. They average 80.0 pts per game (102nd in the country) while connecting on 44.9% from the field. The Demon Deacons are connecting on 33.8% from downtown (211 of 625) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wake Forest is snagging 33.1 boards per contest and has racked up 338 dimes on the year, which is 198th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Demon Deacons have forced 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They rank 286th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 362 surrendered for the year. The Demon Deacons are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (602 of 1,347) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 32.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 289th in college in PPG allowed (78.0).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home defeated by a final of 95-72 against Stanford. In relation to cleaning the glass, Georgia Tech permitted Stanford to grab 35 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 44.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 out of 27 and ended up going 17 of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Stanford to convert 33 out of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.1% for this contest. In all, the Yellow Jackets ended up going 28 for 65 from the floor which had them sitting at 43.1%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgia Tech made 5 of 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a clip of 64.7%. Stanford earned 16 fouls in this game which took the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Yellow Jackets earned 16 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for this game.

Akai Fleming ended up being a major contributor for the Yellow Jackets for this game. He racked up 19 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this contest. He converted 7 of 11 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and added 3 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a record of 11-13 for the campaign. The Yellow Jackets commit 18.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 68.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 16.3 times per contest (61st in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. Georgia Tech has accumulated 1,796 points on the campaign (74.8 per contest) and they collect 38.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Yellow Jackets are connecting on 44.9% from the floor, which is 199th in college.

The Yellow Jackets on the defensive side of the court are 237th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 75.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (48th in D-1). The Georgia Tech defense allows 31.7% on 3-pointers (208 of 657) and opponents are making 70.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 14.3 dimes and 36.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 255th and 279th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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