Longwood vs Wake Forest Prediction 12/17/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Longwood Lancers and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet Wednesday in college basketball action from LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem. Here’s a Longwood vs Wake Forest prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Longwood vs Wake Forest pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Longwood Lancers Betting Preview

Longwood went just 3-4 in their first seven games, beating Mary Baldwin, James Madison and Binghamton in that time. The Lancers otherwise lost to Pitt, MD Eastern Shore, Columbia and Siena. Since then it’s been a 3-2 run with wins over Maine, Pfeiffer and Morgan State among losses to American and Delaware State. That gives the Lancers a 6-6 overall record in 12 games so far this year.
In the Delaware State matchup on Saturday, the Lancers were down by two at the break. Longwood was outscored 47-44 the rest of the way in an 81-76 loss. Elijah Tucker led the team on 20 points with seven boards and Jaylen Benard had 15 points in 19 minutes of work. Johan Nziemi doubled up on 13 points with 10 rebounds in the losing effort for the Lancers as well.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Betting Preview

Over on the Wake Forest side, they opened the season at 3-2 with wins over American, Morehead State and UMass Lowell alongside losses to Michigan and Texas Tech. The Deacons are 5-1 since then however, with a lone loss to Oklahoma. Otherwise it’s been wins over Memphis, Campbell, Northeastern, West Virginia and Queens U in that time, giving the Demon Deacons an 8-3 overall record this year.

In the Queens U matchup on Sunday the Deacons jumped out to a 57-39 halftime lead. Wake Forest hit a 54-34 run the rest of the way in a 111-73 win. Myles Colvin put up 33 points with eight rebounds and three assists in the victory. Omaha Biliew added 16 points and Nate Calmese had 15 points with three assists and one rebound in 24 minutes of work on the floor in the win.

Longwood Lancers @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons Betting Trends: December 17, 2025

Why the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will win

• Wake Forest has won 43 of its last 45 games against non-Conference opponents at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
• Longwood has lost four of its last five away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• Longwood has lost the first half in each of its last three games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Why the Longwood Lancers will win

• Longwood has won eight of its last nine Wednesday night games.

Longwood vs Wake Forest Prediction

I’ll stay with Wake. The Deacons are rolling along quite nicely these days, and coming off an easy win versus a middling Queens U squad. Wake Forest hit 62.1 percent from the field and 51.5 percent (17-of-33) from outside in that one along with 22-of-24 (91.7 percent) from the line. The 32 rebounds, 23 team assists and eight turnovers were a nice touch as well. The Deacons have 68 or more points in every game so far this year and 75 or more in each of their last four wins.

As for Longwood, they didn’t play great against Delaware State in their last outing despite hitting 18-of-20 (90 percent) from the line and 49.1 percent from the field. The 15 turnovers didn’t help, and the Lancers were quite permissive on defense. That gives Longwood 80 or more points allowed in three of the last four games (a 2-2 run). That doesn’t bode well for this matchup.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Wake Forest Demon Deacons -26.5