Wake Forest vs Pittsburgh Basketball Picks 2-20-24

The Pitt Panthers and Wake Forest Demon Deacons face off on Tuesday in a college basketball showdown at LJVM Coliseum. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Pitt vs Wake Forest prediction.

Wake Forest Needs to Bounce Back

Wake Forest has to have a bad taste in their mouth after the way they played in the last game. Wake Forest scored only 47 points against Virginia and they ended up losing by two points. Wake Forest shot only 34.5 percent from the field and that isn’t good enough. Wake Forest is averaging 79 points while their defense is giving up 69.8 points per game. The offense overall is ranked 61st but in the last game the offense wasn’t anywhere close enough. Huter Sallis is having a huge season averaging 18.4 points while shooting 49.9 percent from the field and 40.6 percent from deep. 

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Pitt Continues to Win

Not many people are talking about Pitt but they have played well heading into this game and they have won five games in a row. In the last game against Louisville, Pitt gave up only 59 points and that led to the defeat. Pitt on the season is averaging 75.6 points while their defense is giving up 66.2 points per game. The defense is ranked 41st in the league and they are going to need the defense to be good here. Blake Hinson is averaging 19.2 points while shooting 45.8 percent from the field. Pittsburgh will meet Virginia Tech, Clemson, and Boston College after this game.

Pitt vs Wake Forest Betting Prediction

With the way Pitt has played heading into this game it’s hard to bet against them. The Pitt defense gave up only 59 points in the last game and they are going to step up in this game with the defense. Wake Forest’s offense is going to struggle to score again and that will be the difference here as Pitt is going to get the job done. Back Pitt to cover the spread here. This is one of my favorite plays on the board.