Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame betting: College basketball preview for March 1

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ACC opponents square off when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (19-9, 11-6 ACC) host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-16, 6-11 ACC) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, beginning at 5:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The Demon Deacons are 9.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is 140.5 in the matchup.

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Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame betting lines

  • Wake Forest moneyline odds to win: -444
  • Notre Dame moneyline odds to win: +342
  • Spread: Wake Forest (-9.5)
  • Total: 140.5

Wake Forest statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Wake Forest has fared worse when playing at home, covering five times in 14 home games, and six times in 11 road games.
  • When playing at home, the Demon Deacons exceed the total 42.9% of the time (six of 14 games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, eclipsing the total in 45.5% of games (five of 11).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Wake Forest has won a higher percentage of its home games (.833) compared to road games (.800).

Recent trends

  • The Demon Deacons’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, racking up 70.8 points a contest compared to the 70.9 they’ve averaged this year.
  • The last 10 games have seen Wake Forest give up 4.1 more points per game (72.0) than its season-long average (67.9).
  • While the Demon Deacons are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (4.5 per game) when compared to their season-long average (5.6), they are doing so while shooting the same percentage from beyond the arc (28.8%).

Wake Forest betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-15-0 (Home: 5-9-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 0-6-0 (As Favorite: 8-10-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-16-1 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 5-5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-3 (Home: 10-2; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (140th in nation) 40.2 (25th) 30.0 (301st) 30.9 (171st) 11.6 (315th) 10.9 (146th)

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Notre Dame statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Notre Dame’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .429 (6-8-0). Away, it is .364 (4-7-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Fighting Irish games have gone over six of 14 times at home (42.9%), and six of 11 away (54.5%).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Fighting Irish have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-3) than on the road (0-6).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Fighting Irish are scoring 69.9 points per contest, 3.2 fewer points than their season average (73.1).
  • Notre Dame has played worse defensively in its past 10 games, allowing 74.3 points per contest, 2.0 more points than its season average of 72.3.
  • The Fighting Irish are draining 7.6 treys per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.2 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.8). In addition, they have a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (34.9%) compared to their season average from downtown (36.1%).

Notre Dame betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-15-1 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-9-0; As Underdog: 6-6-1)
  • O-U-P: 14-14-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 3-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-12 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (124th in nation) 45.5 (274th) 31.2 (229th) 28.5 (40th) 11.9 (301st) 10.3 (87th)
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