Wake Forest vs Clemson Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/21/24

In this article, we will formulate a Wake Forest vs Clemson Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, December 21st, at Littlejohn Coliseum.  To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Demon Decons’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Tigers’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Wake Forest

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Clemson

-Recent betting trends in games played between Wake Forest and Clemson

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Demon Deacons and Tigers. 

Wake Forest Defense Stepped Up

Wake Forest in the last game faced off against James Madison in the last game and they  gave up only 58 points. Guard Hunter Sallis had a strong game putting up 27 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists. There were three different players that put up at least 13 points. Overall this season Wake Forest is averaging 68 points while their defense is giving up 64.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 321st while the defense is ranked 36th. The offense has been too inconsistent and they are going to need the defense to step up in a big way here. 

Clemson Fell Short 

In the last game Clemson faced off against South Carolina and they didn’t play well enough. Clemson’s offense scored 88 points, but the defense up 91 points and that led to the defeat. Chase Hunter had a strong game putting up 27 points. Clemson is averaging 78.3 points while their defense is giving up 66.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 126th in the league while the defense is ranked 74th. Chase Hunter is averaging 16.9 points while shooting 47.6 percent from the field. 

Wake Forest vs Clemson Prediction

Clemson’s offense ran up the score in the last game nad hte defense struggled, but their is still value witth the under in this game. The Wake Forest offense overall is averaging only 68 points per game and their offense isn’t going to be good enough here. Look for the pace of this game to be slower, the Clemson defense is going to be lights out, and this game is going to end up under the total .