Virginia vs. Wake Forest Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 3

In a game featuring one of the hottest teams in college basketball, the No. 13 Virginia Cavaliers (25-4, 13-3 ACC, 9-1 in their last 10) face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-14, 6-10 ACC) at John Paul Jones Arena on March 3, 2026. The Cavaliers are favorites by 14.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5 points.

Virginia heads into this contest after a 77-51 loss to Duke on Saturday. In Virginia's loss, Thijs De Ridder led the way with a team-high 16 points (adding three rebounds and zero assists). Wake Forest's most recent game on Saturday ended in an 88-83 victory over Syracuse. Myles Colvin scored 32 points in Wake Forest's win, leading the team.

Virginia vs. Wake Forest Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia
• Spread favorite: Virginia -14.5
• Moneyline favorite: Virginia -1587
• Moneyline underdog: Wake Forest +860
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

How to watch Virginia vs. Wake Forest

• TV Channel: ACC Network
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Betting the Over/Under: Virginia vs. Wake Forest

• Virginia and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's over/under (147.5 points) 14 times this season.
• In Wake Forest's 29 games this season, 20 finished with more combined points than Tuesday's over/under of 147.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 160.3 points per game, 12.8 points more than the total of 147.5 for this matchup.
• These two teams surrender a combined 145.2 points per game, 2.3 less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, Virginia has seen a 149.3-point over/under in its games this season, 1.8 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Wake Forest's games have an average over/under of 156.2 points this season, 8.7 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Virginia vs. Wake Forest

• In Virginia's 29 games this season, it has 15 wins against the spread.
• The Cavaliers have been favored by 14.5 points or more nine times this season and are 4-5 ATS in those games.
• Against the spread, Wake Forest is 12-17-0 this season.
• This year, the Demon Deacons have one against the spread win in two games as an underdog of 14.5 points or more.
• At home this season, Virginia is 14-1 overall and 8-7 against the spread.
• At home, as a 14.5-point favorite or greater, Virginia is 4-5 ATS.
• In away games, Wake Forest has two wins against the spread and are 2-6 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Virginia vs. Wake Forest

• Virginia has won 20, or 87%, of the 23 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Cavaliers have been at least a -1587 moneyline favorite six times this season and won each of those games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 94.1% chance of a victory for Virginia.
• Wake Forest has come away with two wins in the 13 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Demon Deacons have been listed as an underdog of +860 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Wake Forest has a 10.4% chance of pulling out a win.