Wake Forest vs. Cal Predictions - February 8

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ACC play features the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (17-6, 9-3 ACC) on the road against the California Golden Bears (12-11, 5-7 ACC) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

Wake Forest is a modest 2.5-point favorite against Cal when the Demon Deacons take the court against the Golden Bears on Saturday. A 141.5-point total has been set for the game.

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Wake Forest vs. Cal Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, February 8, 2025
  • Game time: 5:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ACC Network
  • Location: Berkeley, California
  • Arena: Haas Pavilion

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Wake Forest vs. Cal Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Wake Forest (-2.5)
  • Moneyline: Wake Forest (-146), Cal (+122)
  • Total: 141.5 points

Pick ATS:Cal (+2.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (141.5)
  • Prediction: Wake Forest 73, Cal 71

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Wake Forest vs. Cal Comparison

Wake Forest Rank Wake Forest Stat Cal Stat Cal Rank
282nd 70.1 Points Scored 75.2 158th
47th 66.5 Points Allowed 75.0 275th
332nd 11.3 Assists 10.5 354th
193rd 11.4 Turnovers 10.9 136th
184th 44.7% Field Goal % 42.4% 299th
13th 39.3% Field Goal % Allowed 46.1% 310th

Wake Forest Key Players

  • The Demon Deacons scoring leader is Hunter Sallis, who averages 18.3 per contest to go with 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists.
  • Tre'Von Spillers leads Wake Forest in rebounding, averaging 8.1 per game, while Cameron Hildreth leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.0 in each contest.
  • Sallis makes more threes per game than any other member of the Demon Deacons, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.5 per contest.
  • Ty-Laur Johnson and Spillers lead Wake Forest on the defensive end, with Johnson leading the team in steals averaging 1.6 per game and Spillers in blocks averaging 1.4 per contest.

Cal Key Players

  • Andrej Stojakovic is at the top of the Golden Bears scoring leaderboard with 18.3 points per game. Stojakovic also pulls down 4.4 rebounds and dishes out 1.7 assists per game.
  • The Cal leaders in rebounding and assists are Mady Sissoko with 7.5 rebounds per game (also adding 6.9 points and 0.4 assists per game) and Jovan Blacksher Jr. with 2.4 assists per game (also tacking on 11.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game).
  • Blacksher is dependable from three-point range and leads the Golden Bears with 2.1 made threes per game.
  • Cal's leader in steals is Blacksher with 1.2 per game, and its leader in blocks is Sissoko with 1.2 per game.

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