Pittsburgh vs. Wake Forest Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 27

The Pittsburgh Panthers (8-12, 1-6 ACC) host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-9, 2-5 ACC) at Petersen Events Center, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The Demon Deacons are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 148.5.

In its most recent game on Saturday, Pittsburgh suffered an 81-72 loss to NC State. Roman Siulepa's team-leading 15 points paced Pittsburgh in the losing effort. Wake Forest heads into this contest following a 90-69 loss to Duke on Saturday. Juke Harris scored 23 points in Wake Forest's loss, leading the team.

Pittsburgh vs. Wake Forest Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Pittsburgh -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Pittsburgh -135
• Moneyline underdog: Wake Forest +113
• Over/Under: 148.5 points

How to watch Pittsburgh vs. Wake Forest

• TV Channel: ACC Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Pittsburgh vs. Wake Forest

• Pittsburgh and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's total (148.5 points) eight times this season.
• This season, 14 games Wake Forest has played finished with a combined score over 148.5 points.
• The over/under for the game of 148.5 is 4.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Panthers (72.7 points per game) and the Demon Deacons (80.4 points per game).
• The 147.9 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 0.6 less than the 148.5-point total in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Pittsburgh's games is 143.9 points, 4.6 lower than the over/under of 148.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 8.4 points lower than the average over/under in Wake Forest's games this season of 156.9.

Betting the Spread: Pittsburgh vs. Wake Forest

• In Pittsburgh's 20 games this year, it has eight wins against the spread.
• The Panthers have an against the spread record of 4-4 in their eight games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more so far this season.
• Wake Forest has played 20 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• The Demon Deacons are 3-3 ATS when underdogs by 2.5 points or more this year.
• Pittsburgh is 6-7 overall, and 5-8 against the spread, at home.
• As a 2.5-point favorite or more at home, Pittsburgh is 4-3 ATS.
• On the road, Wake Forest has just one win against the spread and are 1-3 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Pittsburgh vs. Wake Forest

• Pittsburgh has won six, or 54.5%, of the 11 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Panthers have a record of 5-3 when favored by -135 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Pittsburgh has a 57.4% chance to win.
• Wake Forest has been victorious in one of the eight contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This season, the Demon Deacons have been a moneyline underdog of -135 or more six times, losing every contest.
• Wake Forest has an implied victory probability of 46.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.