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ACC Tournament: Wake Forest vs. Pitt odds, picks and predictions

Nathan Beighle

Staff Writer

The Pitt Panthers (21-10) battle the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (20-12) Thursday in the quarterfinal of the ACC Tournament. Tip from Capital One Arena is set for 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Wake Forest vs. Pittodds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

The Panthers managed a double bye, earning the 4th seed in the tournament. They won and covered their 3 last regular-season games, the last an 81-73 win Saturday over the NC State Wolfpack, covering as a 6.5-point home favorite. Pitt is 9-1-1 against the spread (ATS) in its last 11 games and 19-11-1 ATS on the season.

The Demon Deacons beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Wednesday in the 2nd round 72-59, covering as a 10-point favorite. They are 5-3 ATS over their last 8 games and 16-14-1 ATS on the season. Wake beat Pitt 91-58 at home and lost to Pitt 72-77 on the road during the regular season, covering at home and failing to cover away.

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Wake Forest vs. Pitt odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:21 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Wake Forest -128 (bet $128 to win $100) | Pitt +106 (bet $100 to win $106)
Against the spread (ATS): Wake Forest -1.5 (-118) | Pitt +1.5 (-104)
Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Wake Forest vs. Pitt picks and predictions

Prediction

Pitt 75, Wake Forest 72

Moneyline

LEAN PITT (+106).

The Panthers are surging and ended the season on fire, winning 3 in a row. They won 4 of their last 5 games with 3 of those wins coming by double figures. Pitt will be the more rested side as well.

Despite beating Notre Dame, Wake Forest has struggled as of late. It lost 3 of its last 4 to close out the regular season, dropping games to Georgia Tech and Notre Dame.

The Panthers have scored at least 80 in 3 straight games. Expect their ultra-hot offense to stay the course and take PITT (+106).

Against the spread

PASS.

The moneyline play for the underdog is a better value than taking them on the spread.

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Over/Under

BET OVER 145.5 (-110).

The Panthers have gone Over in 3 straight games and are 4-1-1 O/U in their last 5. They have scored at least 79 points in 4 of their last 5 games and have allowed 81.5 points per game to Wake in their 2 matchups, both of which went Over.

The Demon Deacons have gone Over in 5 of their last 7 games and scored at least 81 in 3 of their last 6 regular season games. They are 19-12 O/U on the season. Both teams have ample scoring options and strong 3-point shooting.

Considering those trends, back OVER 145.5 (-110).

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