North Carolina Tar Heels vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons
North Carolina Tar Heels vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Predictions, College Basketball Odds & Picks

The No. 5 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (21-12, 13-7 ACC) are 6-point favorites in the ACC Tournament when they square off against the No. 4 seed Wake Forest Demon Deacons (21-10, 13-7 ACC) on Thursday at Spectrum Center, tipping off at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Both teams hope to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
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North Carolina vs. Wake Forest Betting Odds
- Spread: North Carolina -6
- Moneylines: North Carolina -255, Wake Forest +215
- Total: 148
North Carolina vs. Wake Forest Game Info
- Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
- How to watch on TV: ESPN
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Venue: Spectrum Center
North Carolina Betting Insights
- North Carolina is 13-20-0 against the spread this year.
- The Tar Heels have been favored by 6 points or more 17 times this season and are 10-7 ATS in those matchups.
- North Carolina's games this year have gone over the point total 58.1% of the time (18 out of 31 games with a set point total).
- The Tar Heels have a better record against the spread in home games (7-8-0) than they do in away games (4-8-0).
- North Carolina has gone 8-2 in its past 10 contests, with a 6-4 record against the spread in that span.
Wake Forest Betting Insights
- Wake Forest has played 31 games, with 14 wins against the spread.
- This year, the Demon Deacons have just two against the spread wins in eight games as an underdog of 6 points or more.
- Wake Forest's games this year have gone over the total in 13 of 31 opportunities (41.9%).
- The Demon Deacons' winning percentage against the spread at home is .375 (6-10-0). Away, it is .500 (6-6-0).
- Wake Forest is 4-6 against the spread and 6-4 overall over its last 10 contests.
North Carolina Leaders
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RJ Davis | 33 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Ian Jackson | 32 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Seth Trimble | 30 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Elliot Cadeau | 33 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Ven-Allen Lubin | 33 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Wake Forest Leaders
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hunter Sallis | 31 | 18.0 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
Cameron Hildreth | 30 | 14.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Tre'Von Spillers | 31 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Efton Reid | 30 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Ty-Laur Johnson | 28 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
North Carolina vs. Wake Forest Spread, Over/Under and Score Predictions
- Score Prediction: Our model predicts a final score of
North Carolina 77, Wake Forest 71
- Spread Prediction: Our model says to take North Carolina -6 (projected spread is 6.4 points)
- Total Prediction: Our model says to take the under (projecting 147.8 total points)
North Carolina vs Wake Forest Betting Odds
TEAM |
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SPREAD |
-6
-110
6
-110
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ML |
-275
+230
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TOTAL |
146.5
-110o
146.5
-110u
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BETS% |
71.4%
28.6%
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MONEY% |
64.9%
35.1%
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