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Wake Forest vs Virginia Tech Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 31 Dec 2022
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 77-75
38-38 39-37
Position#142
Record9-4
FormLLWLW
Points / game75.5
Allowed / game70.8
vs
Position#138
Record11-2
FormWWWWL
Points / game75.4
Allowed / game62.9
USANCAA
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Wake Forest winWon
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Virginia Tech winLost
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Wake ForestUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
La Salle
#247
W
75-63
75
63
+12
H18/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymount
#109
L
75-77 OT
75
77
-2
A20/11
NCAA
South Carolina St
#362
W
105-74
105
74
+31
H24/11
NCAA
Hampton
#350
W
97-70
97
70
+27
H26/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#158
W
78-75
78
75
+3
A30/11
NCAA
Clemson
#60
L
57-77
57
77
-20
A03/12
NCAA
LSU
#264
L
70-72
70
72
-2
H10/12
NCAA
Appalachian State
#203
W
67-66
67
66
+1
H15/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#132
L
57-81
57
81
-24
A17/12
NCAA
Duke
#39
W
81-70
81
70
+11
H20/12
NCAA
1H
2H
35-33
40-30
25-35
40-30
51-27
54-47
53-24
44-46
37-34
41-41
33-26
24-51
41-33
29-39
31-37
36-29
33-43
24-38
39-30
42-40
148.7Avg total
76.2Scored
72.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)75.570.8146.3+4.869%
Season at home (9)79.467.8147.2+11.789%
Season away (4)66.877.5144.2-10.825%
Last 10 (10)76.272.5148.7+3.760%
Last 5 (5)66.473.2139.6-6.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)63.072.0135.0-9.040%
vs Similar ◀ (8)77.872.1149.9+5.675%
vs Weaker (16)82.171.4153.4+10.769%
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Virginia TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Old Dominion
#111
W
75-71
75
71
+4
H17/11
NCAA
Penn State
#105
W
61-59
61
59
+2
H18/11
NCAA
Charleston
#8
L
75-77
75
77
-2
A20/11
NCAA
Charleston Southern
#319
W
69-64
69
64
+5
H26/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#340
W
67-57
67
57
+10
H29/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#117
W
80-72
80
72
+8
H04/12
NCAA
Dayton
#85
W
77-49
77
49
+28
H08/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#163
W
70-65
70
65
+5
H11/12
NCAA
Grambling St.
#49
W
74-48
74
48
+26
H17/12
NCAA
Boston College
#221
L
65-70 OT
65
70
-5
A21/12
NCAA
1H
2H
39-25
36-46
37-29
24-30
30-35
45-42
37-33
32-31
39-27
28-30
37-27
43-45
42-21
35-28
34-25
36-40
34-25
40-23
30-25
29-34
134.5Avg total
71.3Scored
63.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)75.462.9138.3+12.585%
Season at home (11)76.461.0137.4+15.4100%
Season away (2)70.073.5143.5-3.50%
Last 10 (10)71.363.2134.5+8.180%
Last 5 (5)73.260.8134.0+12.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)78.572.0150.5+6.550%
vs Similar ◀ (10)72.664.9137.5+7.780%
vs Weaker (18)74.262.9137.1+11.383%
This opponent (Wake Forest) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-11-5+0+5+111st half1st half: +5.6+5.61st half: +8.7+8.72nd half2nd half: -1.7-1.72nd half: -0.1-0.1
-11-5+0+5+111st half1st half: +5.6+5.61st half: +8.7+8.72nd half2nd half: -1.7-1.72nd half: -0.1-0.1
Wake ForestVirginia Tech
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Wake ForestLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
La Salle
#247
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H18/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymount
#109
L
25-35
25
35
-10
A20/11
NCAA
South Carolina St
#362
W
51-27
51
27
+24
H24/11
NCAA
Hampton
#350
W
53-24
53
24
+29
H26/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#158
W
37-34
37
34
+3
A30/11
NCAA
Clemson
#60
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A03/12
NCAA
LSU
#264
W
41-33
41
33
+8
H10/12
NCAA
Appalachian State
#203
L
31-37
31
37
-6
H15/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#132
L
33-43
33
43
-10
A17/12
NCAA
Duke
#39
W
39-30
39
30
+9
H20/12
NCAA
70.0Avg total
37.8Scored
32.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.831.768.4+5.173%-
Last 30 at home (19)39.930.670.5+9.484%-
Last 30 away (11)31.333.564.8-2.355%-
Last 10 (10)37.832.270.0+5.670%-
Last 5 (5)35.433.869.2+1.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)30.032.062.0-2.060%-
vs Similar ◀ (8)35.235.670.9-0.450%-
vs Weaker (16)39.230.269.4+9.188%-
This opponent (Virginia Tech) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Virginia TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Old Dominion
#111
W
39-25
39
25
+14
H17/11
NCAA
Penn State
#105
W
37-29
37
29
+8
H18/11
NCAA
Charleston
#8
L
30-35
30
35
-5
A20/11
NCAA
Charleston Southern
#319
W
37-33
37
33
+4
H26/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#340
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H29/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#117
W
37-27
37
27
+10
H04/12
NCAA
Dayton
#85
W
42-21
42
21
+21
H08/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#163
W
34-25
34
25
+9
H11/12
NCAA
Grambling St.
#49
W
34-25
34
25
+9
H17/12
NCAA
Boston College
#221
W
30-25
30
25
+5
A21/12
NCAA
63.1Avg total
35.9Scored
27.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.629.467.0+8.277%-
Last 30 at home (19)38.828.467.2+10.484%-
Last 30 away (11)35.631.166.7+4.564%-
Last 10 (10)35.927.263.1+8.790%-
Last 5 (5)35.424.660.0+10.8100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)36.037.073.0-1.050%-
vs Similar ◀ (10)35.928.164.0+7.880%-
vs Weaker (18)38.829.368.1+9.578%-
This opponent (Wake Forest) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Wake Forest wins
3
Virginia Tech wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/12/22HDuke81-70
17/12/22ARutgers57-81
15/12/22HAppalachian State67-66
10/12/22HLSU70-72
03/12/22AClemson57-77
30/11/22AWisconsin78-75
26/11/22HHampton97-70
24/11/22HSouth Carolina St105-74
20/11/22ALoyola Marymount75-77 OT
18/11/22HLa Salle75-63
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/12/22ABoston College65-70 OT
17/12/22HGrambling St.74-48
11/12/22HOklahoma State70-65
08/12/22HDayton77-49
04/12/22HNorth Carolina80-72
29/11/22HMinnesota67-57
26/11/22HCharleston Southern69-64
20/11/22ACharleston75-77
18/11/22HPenn State61-59
17/11/22HOld Dominion75-71

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Wake Forest
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW69%
HomeWWLWW89%
AwayLWLL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1394
Win %69%89%25%
Points / game75.579.466.8
Allowed / game70.867.877.5
Point differential+4.8+11.7-10.8
Avg total146.3147.2144.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+46%67%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)67% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %15%11%25%
Virginia Tech
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL85%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13112
Win %85%100%0%
Points / game75.476.470.0
Allowed / game62.961.073.5
Point differential+12.5+15.4-3.5
Avg total138.3137.4143.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+46%55%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)100% (4)0% (2)
Overtime %8%0%50%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Virginia Tech1311285%75.462.9+12.5
2 Virginia119282%69.858.5+11.3
3 Clemson1411379%75.966.3+9.6
4 Duke1310377%72.960.4+12.5
5 NC State1511473%79.568.3+11.3
6 Pittsburgh1410471%75.867.9+7.9
7 Miami (FL)2719870%77.271.1+6.1
8 Wake Forest139469%75.570.8+4.8
9 North Carolina149564%80.974.6+6.3
10 Syracuse138562%75.369.4+5.9
11 Georgia Tech127558%72.568.2+4.3
12 Notre Dame148657%70.168.4+1.7
13 Boston College137654%64.366.9-2.6
14 Stanford135838%68.364.5+3.8
15 SMU Mustangs135838%68.270.3-2.1
16 Florida State1441029%68.773.2-4.5
17 Louisville1321115%61.473.5-12.1
18 California141137%58.065.7-7.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Wake Forest383977
Virginia Tech383775
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