Wake Forest opens +14.5 against Pittsburgh

[DeacsATS]

At least that's the first line I've seen. Sounds about right... Though, as usual, you'd have to be crazy to wager on the Deacs on the road.

Early "consensus" favors the Deacs, but that was the case against UVA and the line still moved against us.

 

[Ball State Deac]

Damn. That's a big number.

 

[ibleedgoldandblack]

Damn. That's a big number.

Really? Seems low to me. I would absolutely bet Pitt at that number.

 

[Dino Gaudino]

14.5 should be the halftime spread

 

[CumberlandDeac]

That does seem low. I would take Pitt to cover.

ETA: I saw that it opened at 13.5 and jumped to 14.5: http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/

 

[wakedeac98]

Our average margin of conference road losses is 17.5 under [Redacted]. Pitt is a better than average ACC team. The odds dictate giving the 14.5 points.

 

[ironwill24]

line is up to 15 on betonline.com

 

[Shake]

I would worry about a back door cover

 

[DeacsATS]

When you get a spread in the teens in a largely meaningless college basketball game, it is difficult to give the points... Back door covers seem to happen far too often. No chance I'd wager on this one.

 

[Fuck Your Couch]

You could bet 1st half line. To go with our road woes anecdotally to me it also seems like we're horrendously slow out of the gate.

 

[DeacsATS]

Syracuse is a 7 point favorite at home against UNC.

You'd have to assume a team that lost by 6 @ Wake Forest would suffer a worse fate @ Syracuse. Not a chance I bet on that one, either.

 

[PhDeac]

This is the type of game UNC has won.

 

[doubledeac]

What channel is the game on besides the deacon network?

 

[Deacsfan27]

Wake will lose by 20+, not even a prayer that we keep it closer than that.

Pitt will absolutely destroy us down low.

 

[thedeacfan]

Syracuse is a 7 point favorite at home against UNC.

You'd have to assume a team that lost by 6 @ Wake Forest would suffer a worse fate @ Syracuse. Not a chance I bet on that one, either.

Agreed. It depends on which UNC team shows up.

 

[DeacsPop]

Wake will lose by 20+, not even a prayer that we keep it closer than that.

Pitt will absolutely destroy us down low.

Agreed

 

[Ball State Deac]

Really? Seems low to me. I would absolutely bet Pitt at that number.

Oh it's a fair number, just a big number that accurately reflects how bad we are.

 

[Ayo]

The only thought that enters my head every time I think of this game is "Bless their hearts." Our players do not stand a chance in this one. May be the toughest game of the season. Just too much size and physicality down low. This will look a lot like Tennessee and Xavier. Pitt will win by at least 20.

Just curious, what is KenPom predicting the score to be?

 

[PhDeac]

73-59 Pitt

 

[Sgt Hulka]

if there is a money line, you have a 25-1 chance of winning. that is Harlem Globetrotters/Washington Generals kind of odds