Wake Forest vs. Clemson Prediction and Odds for Friday, December 2 (Tyree Appleby Should Scare the Tigers)
By Josh Yourish
The Clemson Tigers just took part in one of the most exciting games of the college basketball season so far. It took them two overtimes to take down Penn State 101-94 in the Big 10/ACC Challenge. They did it with their best scorer, Chase Hunter being mostly shut down in the game. Clemson is 5-2 as they enter ACC play and 7-1 Wake Forest is coming to town.
The Demon Deacons are coming off a win over Wisconsin up in Madison and do not seem to miss Alondes Williams and Jake LaRavia who led their team to a good year in the ACC last season. That's because Tyree Appleby is playing like a star.
Conference games are back and there’s nothing better, so let’s get into the odds for Wake Forest and Clemson down in South Carolina.
Wake Forest vs. Clemson Odds, Spread and Total
Wake Forest vs. Clemson Prediction and Pick
Wake Forest is a really good offensive team this year. The Demon Deacons are averaging 81.3 points a game and shooting 36.5% from behind the arc. They were able to take down Wisconsin while only hitting 8-24 from three. Tyree Appleby went off in that game with 32 points and five assists. He is the new big man on campus even at just 6-foot-1, averaging 19.6 points a game and 5.5 assists.
Appleby will have to outduel Chase Hunter, who struggled against Penn State. On the season, Hunter is scoring 15.4 a game as the lead guard for the Tigers. He has some help down low though with Hunter Tyson. Tyson averages 14.1 and had 24 and nine boards in their most recent win. He is a better second option than anything that Wake Forest brings to the table.
Both teams have a very good lead guard and that will make for an exciting game. If Clemson wins it’ll be because its secondary offensive options are better, but they needed two OTs to take down Penn State in a game where they shot 52% from deep. That type of shooting will not be here to stay for the Tigers, and I think Wake Forest gets the win on the road.
Pick: Wake Forest ML +146
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