Wake Forest vs. Miami (FL) betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Miami Hurricanes (4-11, 0-4 ACC) are underdogs (+4) as they try to end a four-game losing streak when they host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-4, 3-1 ACC) at 5:15 PM ET on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at Watsco Center. The matchup airs on The CW. The matchup has an over/under of 143.5 points.

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Wake Forest vs. Miami (FL) betting lines

  • Wake Forest moneyline odds to win: -188
  • Miami (FL) moneyline odds to win: +155
  • Spread: Wake Forest (-4)
  • Total: 143.5

Wake Forest statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Wake Forest sports an identical winning percentage against the spread as it does in away games (.250).
  • At home, the Demon Deacons go over the total 37.5% of the time (three of eight games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, exceeding the total in 50% of games (two of four).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Wake Forest has the same winning percentage at home compared to when playing on the road (1.000).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Demon Deacons have been scoring 67.5 points per contest, an average that’s a little lower than the 69.1 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Wake Forest has been slightly better on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 63.6 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 64.9 it has surrendered per game this season.
  • While the Demon Deacons are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (6.2 per game) compared to their season-long average (6.3), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (29.0% from deep over the last 10, 28.2% on the season).

Wake Forest betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-10-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4+: 2-6-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-10-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-0 (Home: 8-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (252nd in nation) 38.5 (16th) 31.3 (268th) 31.3 (195th) 12.1 (304th) 11.7 (202nd)

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Miami (FL) statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2023-24 against the spread, Miami (FL) had a better winning percentage at home (.529, 9-8-0 record) than on the road (.364, 4-6-1).
  • Hurricanes games went above the over/under 52.9% of the time at home (nine of 17) last year, and 36.4% of the time away (four of 11).
  • Last season the Hurricanes were 1-2 at home as moneyline underdogs (.333 winning percentage). On the road they were 1-9 (.100).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Hurricanes are scoring 72.5 points per contest, compared to their season average of 77.5.
  • Miami (FL) is giving up 77.3 points per game over its past 10 games, which is 1.8 more points than it is allowing for the season (75.5).
  • The Hurricanes are draining 0.8 fewer treys per game in their last 10 games (6.9) compared to their season average (7.7), and they are delivering a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (28.4%) compared to their season mark (31.7%).

Miami (FL) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-12-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-10-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-6-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-7 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (59th in nation) 47.3 (342nd) 31.0 (284th) 29.0 (72nd) 13.1 (237th) 9.9 (40th)
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