WAKE FOREST VS. SYRACUSE ODDS, LINE: PROVEN MODEL REVEALS COLLEGE BASKETBALL PICKS FOR MARCH 8, 2023, MATCHUP 

SportsLine’s projection model generated picks for Wednesday’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Second Round Game between the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Syracuse Orange.

The eighth-seeded Syracuse Orange face the ninth-seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons in a second-round matchup in Greensboro, North Carolina, as both teams look to make a deep run in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The last time the Demon Deacons (18-13, 10-10 ACC) won the ACC Tournament was in 1996, when they went 4-4 in their final eight regular-season games. On Saturday, the Orange (17-14, 10-10), who had gone 4-7 in their previous 11 games, defeated the Demon Deacons 72-63. Wake Forest has won five of the last six meetings between Syracuse and them.

The game will begin at noon ET at the Greensboro Coliseum. (On our college basketball odds page, you can find the most recent odds for every game this week). In the most recent Wake Forest vs. Syracuse odds, the Demon Deacons are 3.5-point favourites, with the total points scored set at 153.5.

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The model is aware that the Demon Deacons are led by senior guard Tyree Appleby, who is coming off a 21-point, eight-assist, five-rebound, and three-steal performance in Saturday’s loss to Syracuse. He scored 35 points in a 92-85 win over North Carolina to surpass the 2,000-point plateau. He enters the ACC Tournament with 2,135 points, which ranks 18th among active Division I players and second among ACC players. He is averaging 18.8 points, 6.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game this season. He makes 43.6% of his field goals and 82.4% of his free throws.

The model is also aware that senior guard Joseph Girard III has been a standout for the Orange this season, averaging 16.7 points, 2.9 assists, and 2.8 rebounds. He makes 40.6% of his field goals, including 38.1% from 3-point range and 85.3% from the foul line. He is coming off a 16-point, four-assist performance against the Demon Deacons on Saturday. Girard has scored in double figures in each of the last eight games and in 25 games this season. On Nov. 21, he had a season-high 31 points in a 74-71 overtime win over Richmond.