Stanford vs Wake Forest Prediction 1/15/25 College Basketball Picks

The Stanford Cardinal and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Lawrence Joel Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Stanford vs. Wake Forest prediction.

Stanford Recap

The Stanford Cardinal come into this game looking to add on to their 88-65 win at home over Virginia in their last matchup to improve to 11-5 on the year. After this game, Stanford will head on the road for a game against the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Cardinal Win Back-To-Back Games

Maxime Reynaud leads the Cardinal in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 20.9 PPG and 11.5 RPG while Jaylen Blakes has 14.5 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 5.1 APG to lead the Cardinal in the assist department. Oziyah Sellers has 14.2 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Stanford up to this point in the year. Ryan Agarwal also added 7.2 PPG with 5.4 RPG and 2.4 APG as well on the year. As a team, Stanford is averaging 77.1 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three, and 77% from the foul line this season.

Why the Stanford Cardinal will win

• Stanford has won eight of its last 10 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Wake Forest Recap

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons come into this game looking to build on an 88-78 win over Miami last time out to improve their record to 12-4 on the year. After this game, Wake Forest will head on the road for a matchup with Virginia Tech.

Demon Deacons Win Third Straight

Hunter Sallis leads the Demon Deacons in scoring with 18.6 PPG along with 4.1 RPG and 3.1 APG while Cameron Hildreth has 13.6 PPG with 4.3 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Demon Deacons in assists. Tre’Von Spillers also has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 8.8 RPG to lead the Demon Deacons on the glass and to round out the scoring in double figures for Wake Forest up to this point in the year and Efton Reid III has 7.7 PPG with 5.9 RPG as well this season. As a team, Wake Forest is averaging 70.3 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 28.6% from three, and 74.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will win

• Wake Forest has won 36 of its last 38 night games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Wake Forest’s last seven Wednesday night games against the Atlantic Coast Conference has produced a total of 149+ points.
• Each of Stanford’s last four road games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 151+ points.

Stanford vs. Wake Forest Prediction

I’m on Stanford and the points here. I just think that the Demon Deacons are a little bit overvalued in this spot off of three straight convincing wins. Stanford’s a solid team and the only real disadvantage they’re at here is because of the travel spot to Wake Forest but I don’t see the Demon Deacons having an answer for Maxime Reynaud inside, and this is a Stanford team with an offense that can hang around in this matchup. I wouldn’t be surprised if Wake Forest won this game, but I think that Stanford is perfectly capable of covering here so give me Stanford and the points.