We have a Holiday Hoopsgiving matchup inside of the State Farm Arena will host a collegiate basketball game between the LSU Tigers and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Wednesday night.
The Tigers are 7-1 this season and are riding a two-game winning streak after a massive 65-59 home victory last Friday against the UT Arlington Mavericks, while the Demon Deacons are a solid 7-2 after a 77-57 road loss last Friday against the Clemson Tigers.
LSU Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Betting Odds
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LSU Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Match Details
Fixture: LSU Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Time and date: Saturday, December 10 at 2:00 PM ET
Venue: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
LSU Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Key Stats
The Tigers are an incredibly solid offensive team, averaging 72 points per game. They distributed the basketball well, averaging 12.8 assists over the course of the season.
Sophomore guard Adam Miller has led the team, averaging 16.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 0.8 steals in 34 minutes per game. He definitely made his presence felt throughout the game with his production.
Their defense needs to show a lot of improvement as they are allowing 61.4 points per game heading into this game. The Tigers are doing decently, forcing three blocks and 9.1 steals per game. They need to continue to improve on that side of the floor.
The Demon Deacons are a good offensive team as well, scoring 78.6 points per game thus far and are shooting 46.9 percent from the field up to this point. Senior guard Tyree Appleby has been doing well, averaging 18.3 points, four rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.7 steals per game in 34.2 minutes this season.
Defensively, they have been doing decently well throughout the year, as they have given up 70.1 points per game. They need to do better as they are forcing three blocks and seven steals per game up to this point.
LSU Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Best Picks and Prediction
The ability to defend the basketball is critical throughout the regular season and both teams are very similar offensively. The spread has shown that these programs are very similar on both sides of the court. Appleby has shown the ability to have absolutely quiet games and as the leading scorer for the program, that cannot happen to be successful as he scored just eight points in his last game against Clemson. Take the Tigers on the spread.
Pick: LSU Tigers +1.5 (-110)
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