Halftime Report
Wake Forest is on the road but looking no worse for wear. After one quarter, neither squad has the contest in the bag, but Wake Forest leads 31-29 over Va. Tech.
Wake Forest entered the match having won four straight and they’re just one half away from another. Will they make it five, or will Va. Tech step up and spoil it? We’ll know soon.
Who’s Playing
Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ Va. Tech Hokies
Current Records: Wake Forest 13-4, Va. Tech 8-9
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
- Where: Cassell Coliseum — Blacksburg, Virginia
- TV: ACC Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $12.00
What to Know
Hokies fans going to Saturday’s game might be disappointed given the experts’ predictions. They and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will face off in an ACC battle at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Cassell Coliseum. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Va. Tech narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past North Carolina State 79-76. The Hokies were down 49-34 with 18:10 left in the second half but they still came back for the handy three-point win.
Among those leading the charge was Toibu Lawal, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Jaden Schutt was another key player, going 6 for 10 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest came tearing into Wednesday’s game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Cardinal by a score of 80-67.
Wake Forest’s success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hunter Sallis, who went 12 for 17 en route to 30 points, and Tre’Von Spillers, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Sallis’ evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 22.4 points.
Va. Tech pushed their record up to 8-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wake Forest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they’ve won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
The two teams pleased both fans and bettors in their last matchups by winning and covering the spread. Looking forward, Wake Forest is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by four points. They might be worth a quick bet since they’re sitting on a five game streak of covering the spread when expected to win.
Va. Tech was able to grind out a solid win over Wake Forest in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 87-76. Does Va. Tech have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wake Forest turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
Wake Forest is a 4-point favorite against Va. Tech, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Demon Deacons as a 4.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 136.5 points.
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Series History
Va. Tech has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Wake Forest.
- Mar 02, 2024 – Va. Tech 87 vs. Wake Forest 76
- Dec 30, 2023 – Wake Forest 86 vs. Va. Tech 63
- Dec 31, 2022 – Wake Forest 77 vs. Va. Tech 75
- Dec 04, 2021 – Wake Forest 80 vs. Va. Tech 61
- Feb 27, 2021 – Va. Tech 84 vs. Wake Forest 46
- Jan 17, 2021 – Va. Tech 64 vs. Wake Forest 60
- Jan 14, 2020 – Va. Tech 80 vs. Wake Forest 70
- Jan 19, 2019 – Va. Tech 87 vs. Wake Forest 71
- Jan 10, 2018 – Va. Tech 83 vs. Wake Forest 75
- Mar 08, 2017 – Va. Tech 99 vs. Wake Forest 90