No. 8-ranked Wake Forest is set to host Georgia Tech in a season rematch with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Wednesday. The game, will tip-off at 7:30 p.m. at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. This game could be called a revenge game of sorts since the Demon Deacons lost to the Yellow Jackets on Jan. 31 as an 8-point favorite. The Demon Deacons can hardly afford another loss to Georgia Tech.
Sports odds professionals at online sports book BetUS.com list Wake Forest as a 13 1/2- point favorite over Georgia Tech with a 149 total. The Demon Deacons are -1200 favorites on the BetUS.com moneyline while Yellow Jacket's backers are getting +750 moneyline odds.
The Demon Deacons (19-4, 6-4 ACC) are coming off an impressive 86-63 defeat of then-No. 25 Florida State on Saturday in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest never trailed and led by as much as 30 in the second half, en route to beating its fourth ranked opponent in as many tries this season.
Georgia Tech comes to town sporting a 10-14 record overall and a 1-10 mark in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets have lost four straight since upsetting the Deacons on Jan. 31 in Atlanta. Most recently, Georgia Tech suffered an 86-65 home loss to NC State last Saturday.
Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Georgia Tech, 34-32. The Deacs have won three of the past four meetings at the Joel Coliseum since 2004-05. The teams have split their regular season series in four of the psat five years.
Sports-Odds.com prediction: Don't look for any repeat upset by Georgia Tech in this game. Wake should dominate this game from the early going. Pick: Wake -13 1/2.
