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Wake Forest at Duke: How to watch, odds, predictions from ESPN, KenPom

Nikki Chavanelleby:Nikki Chavanelle02/15/22

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Wake Forest and Duke battle it out as just one of many intriguing matchups going down on Tuesday night. Ahead of tipoff, here is how to watch Wake Forest (20-6) at Duke (21-4), in addition to predictions from both ESPN and KenPom, and the Las Vegas odds.

How to watch Wake Forest at Duke

Time: 7 p.m. ET

Location: Cameron Indoor

Network: ESPN

Vegas odds

According to VegasInsider, the Blue Devils are 10.5-point favorites at home on Tuesday night. The total for the game is 150.

ESPN BPI prediction

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) measures team strength and predicts future performances across the sport. The BPI prediction from ESPN has Duke with an 86% chance of earning a big win over Wake Forest on Tuesday night. It’s the ninth-best game of the night, based on matchup quality.

Projected winner: Duke

Predicted point differential: 12.2

Matchup Quality: 87.9

KenPom prediction

KenPom is another tool used to predict and project college basketball results. Like ESPN, KenPom projects the Blue Devils winning in a rout at home.

Predicted winner: Duke

Predicted final score: Duke 78, Wake Forest 67

Win probability (for Duke): 83%

Wake Forest runs in to Blue Devils buzzsaw

The Duke Blue Devils only have two home losses at home this season and enter Tuesday night’s game as a heavy favorite versus the Demon Deacons. Duke is the only real NCAA tournament lock for the ACC right now. Wake Forest, along with Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia, all have work to do to get in.

Demon Deacon guard Alondes Williams is coming off of a 25-point game versus Miami but the team still walked away with a loss, which broke a three-game win streak for Wake. A win over Duke, with games versus Notre Dame and Clemson coming up, would go a long way to helping their push into the tournament.