College Basketball Pick For Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Duke vs. Wake Forest Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 6:30pm EST
Matt Fargo Sports Pick - This is a play on the WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS for our Tuesday. Duke has won four straight games and eight of its last nine with the one loss coming against top ranked Purdue and now it resumes ACC play as a significant road favorite. This is the first true road game of the season for the Blue Devils and it will be a hostile environment following a 10-day break which can put an end to some of that positive momentum.
The line is overinflated with a big reason being Duke closed last season with eight straight road wins which is currently the longest road winning streak of any team in the nation but this is a different team with a brand new coach so this is a new transition. The offense remains a work in progress as Duke is just No. 169 in scoring and No. 214 in shooting including No. 279 from long range and faced a defense ranked much better in those latter two categories. Wake Forest has lost three of its last four games but those were all away from home.
The Demon Deacons matched their lowest point total this year and committed a season-high 22 turnovers in an 81-57 loss at Rutgers on Saturday with the possibility of eyes looking ahead to this game although the RAC is one of the toughest environments to play for opposing teams.
They return home where they are 6-0 and while this will be their toughest test, they do own quality wins as they have played a sneaky tough schedule. The Demon Deacons have failed to cover their last four games which is also playing into this number. Play (606) Wake Forest Demon Deacons. College Basketball Pick for Tuesday BET ON Wake Forest +7.5 +8.