Duke vs. Wake Forest Prediction: Duke Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/25/2025]

Wake Forest and Duke will meet in college basketball action at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, starting at 4:30PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Duke as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Duke-Wake Forest game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Duke is more likely to win, while Wake Forest has a lower chance of victory."

For expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Duke vs. Wake Forest predictions page.

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Duke vs. Wake Forest Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball matchup between Wake Forest and Duke at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is scheduled to begin at 4:30PM ET.

• Who: Duke vs. Wake Forest
• Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
• Time: 4:30PM ET/1:30PM PT
• Venue: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's full preview of Saturday's Duke vs. Wake Forest matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Duke vs. Wake Forest Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Duke and Wake Forest 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Duke an 85% chance of defeating Wake Forest. Our predicted final score has Duke winning 74-63.

According to our model, Wake Forest (+11.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 135.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Duke vs. Wake Forest Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Duke	Wake Forest
Spread	-11.5 (-108)	+11.5 (-110)
Moneyline	-750	+525
Total	o135.5 (-110)	u135.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Duke vs. Wake Forest Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Duke vs. Wake Forest matchup is on the total.

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Conclusion

We predict Duke, with an 85% win probability, will likely beat Wake Forest on Saturday.

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