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Brandon Lee
Feb 02 '21, 5:00 PM in 50m
NCAA-B | Wake Forest vs Notre Dame
Play on: Notre Dame -4½ -114 at Draft Kings
PICK - Notre Dame Fighting Irish -4.5
RATING: 30*
ROT#: 602
I will lay the 4.5-points at home with Notre Dame against the Demon Deacons. After starting out 0-5 in ACC play, the Fighting Irish have won 3 of their last 4. The big thing you have to note with Notre Dame when you look at their 6-9 overall record and 3-6 mark in conference is the schedule. The Irish have played the 12th toughest schedule to date of any team in the country and the 3rd toughest slate to this point in the ACC.
Wake Forest has won 2 of their last 3 and they too have played a tough schedule, but they have just not been a good road team. The Demon Deacons are 0-5 away from home. They are scoring just 64.6 ppg on 43% shooting in road games, while giving up 74.2 ppg and 49.6% shooting.
That could be a big problem here, as the Irish are shooting a healthy 46.6% from the field at home this season, including a scorching 38.9% from behind the 3-point line.
Another key stat in this game is turnovers. Wake Forest is dead last in the ACC in TO%, coughing it up 22.4% of the time. Notre Dame on the other hand is one of the best teams in the ACC in protecting the ball, ranking 2nd with a mere 15.3 TO%.
The free throw line could also be the deciding factor here. The Irish are the best in the conference in terms of limiting their opponents free throw attempts and Wake Forest is one of the worst. ND is only allowing opponents an average of 11 free throw attempts per game, where the Deacons are allowing 19. Irish are also an excellent free throw shooting team, hitting 76.1% as a team. Give me Notre Dame -4.5!
Feb 02 '21, 5:00 PM in 50m
NCAA-B | Wake Forest vs Notre Dame
Play on: Notre Dame -4½ -114 at Draft Kings
PICK - Notre Dame Fighting Irish -4.5
RATING: 30*
ROT#: 602
I will lay the 4.5-points at home with Notre Dame against the Demon Deacons. After starting out 0-5 in ACC play, the Fighting Irish have won 3 of their last 4. The big thing you have to note with Notre Dame when you look at their 6-9 overall record and 3-6 mark in conference is the schedule. The Irish have played the 12th toughest schedule to date of any team in the country and the 3rd toughest slate to this point in the ACC.
Wake Forest has won 2 of their last 3 and they too have played a tough schedule, but they have just not been a good road team. The Demon Deacons are 0-5 away from home. They are scoring just 64.6 ppg on 43% shooting in road games, while giving up 74.2 ppg and 49.6% shooting.
That could be a big problem here, as the Irish are shooting a healthy 46.6% from the field at home this season, including a scorching 38.9% from behind the 3-point line.
Another key stat in this game is turnovers. Wake Forest is dead last in the ACC in TO%, coughing it up 22.4% of the time. Notre Dame on the other hand is one of the best teams in the ACC in protecting the ball, ranking 2nd with a mere 15.3 TO%.
The free throw line could also be the deciding factor here. The Irish are the best in the conference in terms of limiting their opponents free throw attempts and Wake Forest is one of the worst. ND is only allowing opponents an average of 11 free throw attempts per game, where the Deacons are allowing 19. Irish are also an excellent free throw shooting team, hitting 76.1% as a team. Give me Notre Dame -4.5!
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