Wake Forest vs. Syracuse Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 28

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-14, 5-10 ACC) host the Syracuse Orange (15-13, 6-9 ACC) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, tipping off at 5:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The Orange are 4-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 152.5.

Wake Forest heads into this matchup following a 68-67 loss to Boston College on Wednesday. In the loss, Juke Harris led Wake Forest with 38 points. Syracuse's last game on Saturday ended in a 77-64 loss to North Carolina. JJ Starling scored a team-leading 22 points for Syracuse in the loss.

Wake Forest vs. Syracuse Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 5:45 p.m. ET
• Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Spread favorite: Wake Forest -4
• Moneyline favorite: Wake Forest -196
• Moneyline underdog: Syracuse +156
• Over/Under: 152.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Wake Forest vs. Syracuse

• This season, Wake Forest's games have seen a combined score higher than this matchup's 152.5-point over/under 17 times.
• This season, 13 games Syracuse has played finished with a combined score over 152.5 points.
• The Demon Deacons average 78.8 points per game against the Orange's 75.6, totaling 1.9 points over the game's over/under of 152.5.
• This matchup's total is 2.2 fewer points than the 150.3 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Wake Forest's games is 155.7 points, 3.2 more than the total of 152.5 points set for this contest.
• Syracuse's games have an average over/under of 149.0 points this season, 3.5 fewer points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Wake Forest vs. Syracuse

• Wake Forest has played 28 games, with 11 wins against the spread.
• The Demon Deacons have been favored by 4 points or more 10 times this season and are 4-6 ATS in those games.
• In Syracuse's 28 games this season, it has 14 wins against the spread.
• So far this year, the Orange have been installed as underdogs by a 4-point margin or more eight times and are 4-4 ATS in those games.
• At home this season, Wake Forest is 10-6 overall and 6-10 against the spread.
• This season, as a 4-point favorite or greater at home, Wake Forest is 4-6 ATS.
• Syracuse is 2-5 overall, and 4-3 against the spread, away from home.
• Syracuse is winless ATS (0-1) as 4-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Wake Forest vs. Syracuse

• Wake Forest has won 12, or 80%, of the 15 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Demon Deacons have a record of 8-2, a 80% win rate, when favored by -196 or more by bookmakers this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Wake Forest has a 66.2% chance to win.
• Syracuse has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 12 games this year and has walked away with the win three times (25%) in those games.
• This season, the Orange have been victorious one time in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +156 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Syracuse has a 39.1% chance of walking away with the win.