Wake Forest vs Miami College Basketball ATS Prediction 2/18/23

Vincent Senick on February 19th, 2023

An interesting ACC battle is set for Saturday night when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (17-9, 9-6 in ACC) visit the Miami Hurricanes (21-5, 12-4). Miami is third in the ACC but are tied with Virginia and Pitt who are both 11-3. Below is my college basketball betting pick for Wake Forest vs Miami.

Wake Forest vs Miami Betting Pick

ℹ️ The Pick:	Miami -7
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This game will be played at Watsco Center at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 18, 2023.

Why Bet Miami -7

✅ Miami is 4-1 ATS in their last five games played.

✅ The Hurricanes are 14-0 in their last 14 home games.

✅ Wake Forest is 0-9 in their last nine road games against Miami.

NCAABB

Feb 18, 2023 02:00 PM

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Miami Hurricanes

Spread Pick Consensus

N/A WAKE

MIA N/A

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+226

-287

N/A WAKE

MIA N/A

Total Pick Consensus

160.0/

160.0/

N/A UN

OV N/A

Team Stats Per Game

Offense/Defense

WAKE	Team Stats Per Game	MIA
73.83	PTS GM	66.33
56.5	FGA	54.67
.448	FG%	.433
.292	3PT%	.317
9.83	ORB	6.33
4.2	DRB	6.45
35	TRB	25.67
21.83	FTA	20
.718	FT%	.617
13.67	AST	13.67
4.17	BLK	2.33
13.5	TO	11.67
16	PF	16

Defense/Offense

WAKE	Team Stats Per Game	MIA
67.83	PTS GM	98
60	FGA	63.67
.389	FG%	.576
.329	3PT%	.427
10.83	ORB	9.33
3.97	DRB	9.89
34.67	TRB	39
14.17	FTA	17.33
.824	FT%	.808
13.33	AST	18
1.17	BLK	3
16.5	TO	8
19.67	PF	16.33

Advanced Game Stats

Offense/Defense

WAKE	Advanced Game Stats	MIA
71.5	Pace	70.0
103.3	Off.Rate	94.7
.386	FTr	.366
.454	3PAr	.384
.552	TS%	.517
50.2	TRB%	39.7
53.9	AST%	57.7
11.2	STL%	5.2
13.4	BLK%	6.0
.515	eFG%	.494
16.8	TOV%	15.4
29.2	ORB%	17.6
.277	TF/FGA	.226

Defense/Offense

WAKE	Advanced Game Stats	MIA
71.5	Pace	70.0
94.9	Off.Rate	139.9
.236	FTr	.272
.481	3PAr	.393
.508	TS%	.682
49.8	TRB%	60.3
57.1	AST%	49.1
10.3	STL%	13.3
3.8	BLK%	8.9
.468	eFG%	.660
19.8	TOV%	10.0
30.1	ORB%	32.6
.194	TF/FGA	.220

Betting Trends

WAKE	Betting Trends	MIA
OVERALL		OVERALL
3-0-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-0-0
2-1-0	ATS W/L/P	2-1-0
81.33	Avg Score	84.67
73	Avg Opp Score	72
AWAY		HOME
1-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-0-0
3-0-0	ATS W/L/P	2-1-0
77.67	Avg Score	88.67
73.33	Avg Opp Score	75.67

WAKE	Betting Trends	MIA
OVERALL		OVERALL
3-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	5-0-0
3-2-0	ATS W/L/P	4-1-0
78.8	Avg Score	84.8
74.6	Avg Opp Score	74.6
AWAY		HOME
3-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	5-0-0
4-1-0	ATS W/L/P	3-2-0
79.6	Avg Score	87.2
71	Avg Opp Score	75.4

WAKE	Betting Trends	MIA
OVERALL		OVERALL
6-4-0	Win/Loss/Tie	7-3-0
7-3-0	ATS W/L/P	7-3-0
80.2	Avg Score	80.7
74.5	Avg Opp Score	73.6
AWAY		HOME
4-6-0	Win/Loss/Tie	10-0-0
6-4-0	ATS W/L/P	6-4-0
74.4	Avg Score	84.8
75.3	Avg Opp Score	75.6

Head to Head

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
02/12/2022	MIA WAKE	151.0 -7.0	+237 -297	76 72
01/01/2022	WAKE MIA	150.5 -1.0	-109 -112	84 92
01/30/2021	MIA WAKE	136.0 -3.0	+130 -159	54 66
02/15/2020	WAKE MIA	151.5 -3.0	+155 -189	54 71
03/12/2019	WAKE MIA	141.0 -7.5	+275 -345	71 79
02/26/2019	MIA WAKE	139.5 5.5	-245 +205	75 76
01/12/2019	WAKE MIA	145.5 -10.5	+450 -600	65 76
02/07/2018	WAKE MIA	143.0 -9.0	+325 -450	81 87
01/18/2017	MIA WAKE	142.0 1.5	-135 +115	79 96
01/23/2016	WAKE MIA	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	63 77

Teams Last 10

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/24/24	GA WAKE	268.2 -13.0	+450 -589	125 115
03/20/24	APPLST WAKE	236.1 -13.6	+472 -628	122 139
03/14/24	WAKE PITT	50.9 0.2	-48 +39	24 28
03/13/24	ND WAKE	118.1 -8.6	+336 -463	51 62
03/09/24	CLMSN WAKE	60.2 -1.4	+57 -70	30 32
03/05/24	GTECH WAKE	225.9 -20.9	+1053 -1773	105 103
03/02/24	WAKE VTECH	136.6 -1.4	+95 -114	69 80
02/27/24	WAKE ND	91.2 3.0	-197 +156	44 48
02/24/24	DUKE WAKE	232.4 -4.6	+193 -233	121 127
02/20/24	PITT WAKE	203.7 -8.4	+290 -364	81 127

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/12/24	MIA BOSCOL	244.9 8.2	-259 +214	107 134
03/09/24	MIA FLST	61.2 -1.8	+65 -79	30 33
03/06/24	BOSCOL MIA	119.2 -4.3	+160 -199	52 44
02/26/24	MIA NCAR	226.7 -21.3	+1160 -2082	104 110
02/24/24	GTECH MIA	226.3 -13.0	+465 -598	123 117
02/21/24	DUKE MIA	91.5 2.7	-190 +150	52 34
02/17/24	MIA BOSCOL	164.8 -1.1	-115 -129	84 93
02/14/24	MIA CLMSN	67.6 -3.1	+109 -140	27 34
02/10/24	NCAR MIA	49.9 0.3	-57 +47	23 22
02/05/24	MIA VIR	137.7 -5.8	+203 -254	40 63

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Last time out, Wake Forest hosted the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and escaped with a 71-70 victory. This game was too close for comfort for Wake as they trailed by four at halftime and were down five with under two minutes left. Tyree Appleby was fouled and sunk two free throws with two seconds left to clinch the win. Wake Forest led by as many as 11 points, trailed by seven, and could not cover the -13.0-point spread.

Tyree Appleby had 16 points, three rebound, six assists, and two steals on the day. Cameron Hildreth added 19 points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal, and two blocks in the win.

Through 26 games, Wake Forest is scoring 77.7 points per game, shooting 46.4% from the field, and assisting on 12.9 made shots. The Demon Deacons are allowing 73.1 points, grabbing 34.6 rebounds, blocking 2.6 shots, and stealing the ball 6.2 times.

Miami Hurricanes

Miami visited the North Carolina Hurricanes and earned an impressive 80-72 victory. This game was tight in the first half, with Miami up one, but the Tar Heels did not show up in the second half and took the loss. The Hurricanes went on a big run early in the second half and never looked back as they clinched the good road win. Miami led by as many as 14 points, trailed by three, and won outright as six-point road underdogs.

Jordan Miller had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and two assists in the game. Nijel Pack added 23 points, two rebounds, one assist, and two steals in the win.

After 26 games, Miami is scoring 79.0 points per game, shooting 48.3% from the field, and assisting on 15.1 made shots. The Hurricanes are allowing 70.5 points, grabbing 34.8 rebounds, blocking 3.4 shots, and stealing the ball 7.5 times.