SMU vs. Wake Forest Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 20

The SMU Mustangs (13-5, 2-3 ACC) visit the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-7, 2-3 ACC) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The Demon Deacons are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 157.5.

Last time out, SMU lost 72-68 to Virginia on Saturday. In the losing effort, Jaron Pierre Jr. paced SMU with 16 points. Wake Forest's most recent outing on Saturday ended in a 69-68 win over Florida State. Nate Calmese's team-high 18 points paced Wake Forest in the victory.

SMU vs. Wake Forest Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Spread favorite: SMU -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: SMU -111
• Moneyline underdog: Wake Forest -108
• Over/Under: 157.5 points

How to watch SMU vs. Wake Forest

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

• This season, 12 of SMU's 18 games have gone over Tuesday's over/under of 157.5 points.
• In Wake Forest's 18 games this season, 10 finished with more combined points than Tuesday's over/under of 157.5.
• The Mustangs average 87.3 points per game against the Demon Deacons' 81.1, amounting to 10.9 points over the matchup's total of 157.5.
• The 151.7 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 5.8 fewer than the 157.5 over/under in this contest.
• SMU has seen a 164.0 average over/under in its games this season, 6.5 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 1.4 points more than the average over/under in Wake Forest's games this season (156.1 points).

Betting the Spread: SMU vs. Wake Forest

• SMU has played 18 games, with eight wins against the spread.
• The Mustangs are 4-6 ATS when favored by 1.5 points or more this season.
• Wake Forest has played 18 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• The Demon Deacons have an against the spread record of 4-2 in their six games when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this year.
• At home this year, Wake Forest is 3-8 against the spread and 8-3 overall.
• At home, Wake Forest is 3-7 ATS as a 1.5-point underdog or more.
• SMU has two wins against the spread, and are 1-3 overall, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: SMU vs. Wake Forest

• SMU has been the moneyline favorite in 11 games this season and picked up the win in all of them.
• The Mustangs have been at least a -111 moneyline favorite 11 times this season and won each of those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that SMU has a 52.6% chance to win.
• Wake Forest has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in six games this year and has walked away with the win one time (16.7%) in those games.
• This season, the Demon Deacons have come away with a win one times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least -108 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Wake Forest has a 51.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Dunkel Index Prediction for SMU vs. Wake Forest

• Pick ATS: SMU (- 1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (157.5)
  
• Prediction: SMU 80 - Wake Forest 73