Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons: Don Best Odds & Insights for 3/9/2021

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-15) will try to break a seven-game losing streak when they visit the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-14) on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Greensboro Coliseum as 8-point underdogs. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on ACCN. The over/under is set at 143.5 for the matchup.

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ATS Records for Notre Dame and Wake Forest

Notre Dame Leaders

• Prentiss Hubb leads the Fighting Irish in scoring (14.7 points per game) and assisting (6.0 assists per game).
• Nate Laszewski paces Notre Dame with 7.5 rebounds per game.
• Hubb knocks down a team-high 2.5 three-pointers per game for the Fighting Irish.
• Cormac Ryan leads the team with 1.0 steal per game. Juwan Durham collects 1.8 blocks a contest to pace the Fighting Irish.

Wake Forest Leaders

• Daivien Williamson holds the top spot on the Demon Deacons scoring and assist lists, putting up 12.5 points and 2.6 assists per game.
• The Demon Deacons leading rebounder is Ody Oguama with 5.4 per game. He also scores 7.7 points per game.
• Jonah Antonio makes more threes per game than any other member of the Demon Deacons, cashing in 1.9 treys per game.
• Nobody on Wake Forest grabs more steals than Williamson (1.4 per game) or blocks more shots than Emmanuel Okpomo (0.8 per game).

Notre Dame vs Wake Forest: Last 4 Meetings

Notre Dame and Wake Forest have split their last four games 2-2. In those matchups with the Demon Deacons, the Fighting Irish have a 2-1 record against the spread.

Points Insights

• The 73 points per game the Fighting Irish average are just 1.4 more points than the Demon Deacons allow (71.6).
• Notre Dame has a 9-0 record against the spread and an 8-4 record overall when scoring more than 71.6 points.
• Wake Forest is 1-9 overall and 0-9-1 against the spread in games when it gives up more than 73 points.
• The Demon Deacons' 65.8 points per game are 7.3 fewer points than the 73.1 the Fighting Irish give up.
• When it scores more than 73.1 points, Wake Forest is 1-0 against the spread and 2-1 overall.
• Notre Dame has an ATS record of 7-9 and a 5-13 record overall when its opponents score more than 65.8 points.
• The Fighting Irish have a -4-point scoring differential on the season (-0.1 per game). The Demon Deacons have also been out-scored by opponents on average this year (-122 total points, -5.8 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Fighting Irish and the Demon Deacons are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (32.7 and 31 boards per game, respectively).
• When Notre Dame earns the rebounding advantage they are 8-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Wake Forest is 1-10.
• The Fighting Irish average 6.5 offensive boards per game, -1.4 rebounds fewer than the Demon Deacons.
• The Demon Deacons are 3-7 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Fighting Irish are 10-8 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Rebounding has been a sore spot for both squads this year. The Fighting Irish record an average rebounding margin of -1.4 rebounds per game, and the Demon Deacons average a margin of -1.8 rebounds.