Cal vs Wake Forest: Close ACC Battle

0:00On March 7, California's Golden Bears faced the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in an ACC match-up Saturday at 4 p.m. Eastern and Winston-Salem North, Carolina. Cow enters with a 21-9 overall record and 9-8 in conference while Wake Forest sits at 15-15 overall in 6. And 11 in the ACC sportsbooks have the Demon Deacons at 6.5 point favorites with the over under at 150.5. Wake Forest hosts after a 75-70 loss to Virginia where Becky Mason dropped 26 points. The Deacons boasts an 11-6 home record and hold a 4-4 mark in games decided by 3 points or less. Meanwhile, Cow has got 9-8 against ACC foes, averaging 77.7 points per game while outscoring opponents by 5.4. Both teams put up big numbers on offense. Wake Forest averages 78.8 points, which is 6.5 more than the 72.3 Cow allows.

1:02The Golden Bears shoot at 44.4% from the field, just shy of the 44.8% opponent's average against Wake Forest. Standout players could swing things. For the Deacons, Duke Harris leads with 21.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and Miles Colvin has 11.3 points over his last 10. Miles John Camden hits 14.1 points with strong 3-point shooting at 40.8% while Died Eye Ames averages 15.2 lately. Over their last 10 games, Wake Forest went 4-6, averaging 75.8 points while Cow improved to 6-4 at 75.5. This first conference meeting of the season shapes up as a close battle between evenly matched