Wake Forest-Duke Lines Preview

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Duke Blue Devils will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
James Johnson went for 24 points and 11 rebounds, as Wake Forest dumped Georgia Tech 87-69 on Wednesday night.
Wake Forest covered as 14-point home favorites as the teams played over the 148-point total set by sportsbooks.
Gerald Henderson went for 19 points and five rebounds in leading Duke to a 76-69 victory over St. John’s on Thursday. Duke failed to cover the 14-point spread, but the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 136.
Jon Scheyer collected 18 points for Duke, and Kyle Singler chipped in with 15 in the win.
Current streak:
Wake Forest has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Wake Forest: 20-4 SU, 12-8 ATS
Duke: 21-5 SU, 11-13-1 ATS
Wake Forest most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 9-1
Before playing North Carolina State are 6-4
After playing Georgia Tech are 3-7
After a win are 7-3

Duke most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Maryland are 9-1
After playing St. John’s are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wake Forest’s last 6 games
Wake Forest is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games
Wake Forest is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Wake Forest is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Duke is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wake Forest
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wake Forest
Duke is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Duke’s last 5 games
Next up:
Wake Forest home to North Carolina State, Thursday, February 26
Duke at Maryland, Wednesday, February 25

 

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