Wake Forest vs. Florida State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-7, 1-3 ACC) visit the Florida State Seminoles (7-10, 0-4 ACC) at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, tipping off at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Demon Deacons are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 166.5 for the matchup.

Last time out, Wake Forest lost 87-84 to North Carolina on Saturday. Nate Calmese scored a team-high 28 points for Wake Forest in the loss. Florida State is coming off of a 94-86 loss to Syracuse in its last outing on Tuesday. Kobe Magee scored 20 points in Florida State's loss, leading the team.

Wake Forest vs. Florida State Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida
• Spread favorite: Wake Forest -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Wake Forest -140
• Moneyline underdog: Florida State +118
• Over/Under: 166.5 points

How to watch Wake Forest vs. Florida State

• TV Channel: ESPN2
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Wake Forest vs. Florida State

• This season, five of Wake Forest's 17 games have gone over Saturday's total of 166.5 points.
• This season, seven games Florida State has played finished with a combined score over 166.5 points.
• The Demon Deacons average 81.8 points per game against the Seminoles' 83.1, amounting to 1.6 points under the game's over/under of 166.5.
• The 157.5 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 9.0 less than the 166.5-point total in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Wake Forest's games is 157.2 points, 9.3 fewer than the over/under of 166.5 set for this contest.
• A difference of 1.3 points separates this game's over/under (166.5 points) and the average over/under in Florida State's games (165.2) this season.

Betting the Spread: Wake Forest vs. Florida State

• In Wake Forest's 17 games this year, it has seven wins against the spread.
• The Demon Deacons have an against the spread record of 3-7 in their 10 games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more so far this season.
• In Florida State's 17 games this season, it has eight wins against the spread.
• The Seminoles have been underdogs by 2.5 points or more seven times this year and are 3-4 ATS in those matchups.
• Florida State is 6-4 against the spread, and 7-3 overall, at home this season.
• At home, as a 2.5-point underdog or more, Florida State is 5-2 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Wake Forest vs. Florida State

• Wake Forest has been the moneyline favorite in 11 games this season and won nine (81.8%) of those contests.
• The Demon Deacons have a record of 9-1 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -140 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Wake Forest, based on the moneyline, is 58.3%.
• Florida State has been posted as the moneyline underdog seven times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• The Seminoles have won all of their seven games in which they were named as at least a +118 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Florida State has a 45.9% chance of walking away with the win.