CBB MAXX BET PINNACLE ACC CONFERENCE BATTLE
Handicapper: Wayne RootLeague: NCAAB
Competition: North Carolina vs Wake Forest
Time: Saturday, January 22, 08:00 pm ET
Bet Type: Point Spread
Pick: Wake Forest -1.5 (-110) (DraftKings)
Rotation #: 784
Analysis:
Pinnacle—-Wake Forest The North Carolina Tar Heels are in an unfamiliar place -- outside the nation's top 25. To add to matters, North Carolina Tar Heels were humiliated by Miami 85-57 in Miami. And they were 2.5 point favorites. It was their worst loss all season and one of the worst in recent history. But the road trip continues. This was going to be a tall order for North Carolina to beat Wake Forest on the road under any circumstances, as Wake Forest has been dominant at home, going 10-1 on the season. But add in the possibility of playing without their best player, Bacot, and it becomes an extremely tall order. If Bacot is out, North Carolina loses its advantage in the paint, as Wake Forest's bigs LaRavia, Mucius, and Dallas Walton will take control. Wake Forest just has too many weapons on offense and shoots an efficient 48% from the floor. These are two good offensive teams that each average 78 points per game. Neither is particularly good defensively, especially North Carolina, which ranks 201st in field goal percentage against and gives up 71 points per game. This does not look like a defensive game as Wake will show off their strong suit; offense. To help make matters favor us, Bacot is questionable for the Wake Forest game, as is Anthony Harris so NC Tar Heels are heading on the road not knowing which players will be on the court. Bacot leads the team with 17.1 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Take Wake Forest here giving up the points.
Northcoast
Playoff GOY: 4.5* Over 47.5 Cincinnati/Tennessee 4:30pm (Saturday)
3* Under 47.5 San Francisco/Green Bay 8:15pm (Saturday)
Top Opinions:
Under 48 LA Rams/Tampa Bay 3pm (Sunday)
Buffalo (+2) Kansas City 6:30pm (Sunday)
Regular Opinions:
Cincinnati (+4) Tennessee 4:30pm (Saturday)
LA Rams (+3) Tampa Bay 3pm (Sunday)
Had to Pickem:
Green Bay (-5.5) San Francisco 8:15pm (Saturday)
Marquee Single - Under 54.5 Buffalo/Kansas City 6:30pm (Sunday)
Playoff GOY: 4.5* Over 47.5 Cincinnati/Tennessee 4:30pm (Saturday)
3* Under 47.5 San Francisco/Green Bay 8:15pm (Saturday)
Top Opinions:
Under 48 LA Rams/Tampa Bay 3pm (Sunday)
Buffalo (+2) Kansas City 6:30pm (Sunday)
Regular Opinions:
Cincinnati (+4) Tennessee 4:30pm (Saturday)
LA Rams (+3) Tampa Bay 3pm (Sunday)
Had to Pickem:
Green Bay (-5.5) San Francisco 8:15pm (Saturday)
Marquee Single - Under 54.5 Buffalo/Kansas City 6:30pm (Sunday)
