| MATCHUP |
UMass Lowell River Hawks |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Team Records |
1-4 |
3-1 |
| Where |
LJVM Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC |
| When |
Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
| Time |
02:00 PM EST |
| TV |
ACC Extra |
The UMass Lowell River Hawks and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet Sunday in college basketball action from the LJVM Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UMass Lowell River Hawks vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons prediction.
UMass Lowell River Hawks Recap
The UMass Lowell River Hawks come into this game looking to rebound from their 86-72 loss at the hands of Columbia last time out to sit at 1-3 this season. After this game, UMass Lowell will head on the road for a game against Bradley.
River Hawks Drop 3 In A Row
Austin Green leads UMass Lowell in scoring and rebounding with 13.5 PPG and 6.5 RPG while JJ Massaquoi has 11.5PPG with 3 RPG and Xavier Spencer has 10 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 4.5 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UMass-Lowell as the River Hawks’ leading assist man. Darrel Yepdo also has 8.8 PPG with 2.8 APG and Jared Frey has 8.3 PPG with 3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, UMass-Lowell is averaging 73.3 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 73.3% from the foul line this season.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Recap
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons come into this game looking to bounce back from an 85-84 loss at the hands of Michigan last time out to sit at 2-1 this season. After this game, Wake Forest will head on the road for a game against Texas Tech.
Demon Deacons Looking To Rebound From First L
Juke Harris leads the Demon Deacons in scoring and rebounding with 22 PPG and 7.3 RPG while Tre’Von Spillers has 14.7 PPG with 7 RPG as well on the year. Mekhi Mason has 14.3 PPG with 6.7 RPG and 3 APG along with 2.3 SPG to lead Wake Forest in steals and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Wake Forest up to this point in the year. Nate Calmese also has 7.7 PPG along with a team-high 5.7 APG to lead Wake Forest in assists and 2.3 SPG as well this season. As a team, Wake Forest is averaging 84.3 PPG on 40.2% shooting from the field, 28.9% from three and 70.7% from the foul line this season.
UMass Lowell River Hawks @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons Betting Trends: November 16, 2025
Why the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will win
- Wake Forest has won each of its last 11 games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum when playing with a rest advantage.
- UMass Lowell has lost each of its last seven road games.
- The home team has won the first half in nine of UMass Lowell’s last 10 games.
Why the UMass Lowell River Hawks will win
- UMass Lowell has won five of its last six day games against non-Conference opponents.
- Wake Forest has lost the first half in five of its last six day games against non-Conference opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Wake Forest’s last 25 day games have produced a total of 162 or fewer points.
- Each of UMass Lowell’s last 11 road games have produced a total of 159 or fewer points.
UMass Lowell River Hawks vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction
I’m on Wake Forest here. It is a bit of a sandwich spot for Wake with Texas Tech on deck, but UMass Lowell has been so bad against D-I competition this season that it’s hard to envision them keeping up with Wake Forest here. I think even a mediocre effort for Wake here gets the Demon Deacons a 30-point win so give me Wake Forest here.
Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Wake Forest -28.5
