Wake Forest vs. Miami (FL) Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 7
07 January 2026

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-1 ACC) host the Miami Hurricanes (12-2, 1-0 ACC) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. The Hurricanes are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 155.5 points.
Wake Forest heads into this matchup after an 81-78 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Nate Calmese scored a team-best 25 points for Wake Forest in the win. Miami (FL) won its last matchup 76-69 against Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Malik Reneau's team-high 28 points paced Miami (FL) in the win.
Wake Forest vs. Miami (FL) Odds and Game Time
- When: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Spread favorite: Wake Forest -1.5
- Moneyline favorite: Wake Forest -114
- Moneyline underdog: Miami (FL) -105
- Over/Under: 155.5 points
How to watch Wake Forest vs. Miami (FL)
- TV Channel: ESPN U
- Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Wake Forest vs. Miami (FL)
- Eight of Wake Forest's games this season have gone over Wednesday's total of 155.5 points.
- There have been six Miami (FL) games that ended with a combined score higher than 155.5 points this season.
- The total for the contest of 155.5 is 14.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Demon Deacons (81.9 points per game) and the Hurricanes (88.5 points per game).
- These two teams give up a combined 142.1 points per game, 13.4 points less than this contest's over/under.
- Wake Forest has seen a 156.2 average over/under in its games this season, 0.7 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
- A difference of 0.8 points separates the average over/under in Miami (FL)'s games (156.3 points) and this game's over/under (155.5).
Betting the Spread: Wake Forest vs. Miami (FL)
- In Wake Forest's 15 games this season, it has six wins against the spread.
- The Demon Deacons are 3-7 ATS when favored by 1.5 points or more this season.
- Miami (FL) is 8-6-0 against the spread this year.
- The Hurricanes have been underdogs by 1.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread once.
- At home this season, Wake Forest is 3-7 against the spread and 8-2 overall.
- Wake Forest is 3-6 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or more at home.
Betting the Moneyline: Wake Forest vs. Miami (FL)
- Wake Forest has been the moneyline favorite in 10 games this season and won nine (90%) of those contests.
- The Demon Deacons are 9-1 this season when entering a game favored by -114 or more on the moneyline.
- Wake Forest has a 53.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Miami (FL) has come away with one win in the three contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
- The Hurricanes have a win-loss record of 1-2 with odds of -105 or worse this year.
- Miami (FL) has an implied victory probability of 51.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
