Wake Forest vs. Queens betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 14

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The Queens Royals (5-5) are heavy underdogs (+18.5) as they try to break a five-game road slide when they take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-3) on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The contest airs at 5 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra. The point total for the matchup is 164.5.

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Wake Forest Cover -18.5 vs Queens -111

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Wake Forest vs. Queens betting lines

  • Wake Forest moneyline odds to win: -2857
  • Queens moneyline odds to win: +1263
  • Spread: Wake Forest (-18.5)
  • Total: 164.5

Wake Forest statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Wake Forest owned a worse record against the spread when playing at home (6-10-0) than it did in road games (6-6-0) last season.
  • When it came to point totals, the Demon Deacons hit the over less often in home games last season, as they went over the total seven times in 16 opportunities (43.8%). In road games, they hit the over six times in 12 opportunities (50%).
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, Wake Forest took 12 of 14 games at home, good for a .857 winning percentage. Wake Forest won four of five games on the road (.800) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Demon Deacons were 275th in the nation offensively (70.2 points scored per game) and 56th defensively (68.0 points conceded).
  • At 30.3 rebounds per game and 31.8 rebounds allowed, Wake Forest was 282nd and 217th in college basketball, respectively, last year.
  • Last season the Demon Deacons were ranked 330th in college basketball in assists with 11.3 per game.

Wake Forest betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 18.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (179th in nation) 41.6 (99th) 33.5 (181st) 32.6 (255th) 16.3 (84th) 11.6 (180th)

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Queens statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Queens is 4-0-0 at home against the spread (1.000 winning percentage). Away, it is 2-2-0 ATS (.500).
  • Royals games have finished above the over/under less frequently at home (three times out of four) than away (four of four) this year.

Last season stats

  • With 76.7 points per game on offense, the Royals ranked 96th in the country last season. At the other end, they allowed 74.6 points per contest, which ranked 255th in college basketball.
  • Last season Queens averaged 33.3 rebounds per game (96th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 31.4 rebounds per contest (195th-ranked).
  • Last year the Royals ranked 39th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 16.0 per game.

Queens betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-3-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 18.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-0-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-2-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 4-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.4 (72nd in nation) 45.0 (256th) 32.8 (203rd) 33.1 (273rd) 17.1 (56th) 11.3 (144th)
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