Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: Wake Forest vs. Syracuse
Wednesday, March 08, 2023 12:00 PM
Play: Money Line: 120 Syracuse
These two teams didn't have the greatest seasons as Wake Forest was 18-13 with a 10-10 conference record and Syracuse is 17-14 also with a 10-10 conference mark, but all that can turn around with a good run in this tournament. Both teams come into this game 1-4 in their last five games, but played each other last time out with Syracuse winning 72-63 at home behind 27 points from Edwards. Syracuse is 15-13-3 against the spread and Wake Forest is 15-15-1 against the spread. These teams are quite evenly matched with both scoring in the mid 70s, allowing points in the low 70s, shooting around 46%, pulling down around 34 rebounds a game, dishing out 13-14 assists a game, around 6-7 steals a game and Syracuse has 5 blocks a game while Wake Forest has around 2.5 a game. Look for a very close back and forth game with Syracuse shooting a little better from three point range than last game with a big one late to put them ahead for good in a 76-71 win for the Orange to advance. Play Syracuse