Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-14) vs Syracuse Orange (15-13)

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Time: 5:45 PM Saturday, February 28th, 2026

Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum

TV: CW

Streaming: Broadcast only

Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android)

Live Stats:
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Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI

Instagram: @WakeBasketball

Spread: Wake -4.5

Over/Under: 151.5

Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 79 | NET: 68

Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 76 | NET: 78

Quad: 3

Kenpom Prediction: Wake wins 778-74

Opponent’s Best Win: Tennessee (19)

Opponent’s Worst Loss: Boston College (160)

Previous Matchup: Wake 81—Syracuse 71

Head-to-Head All Time: 5-11

ESPN Matchup Predictor: 67% chance to win

We are in the home stretch now, and the Deacs are already playing their penultimate home game of the 2025-26 season. Wake Forest and Syracuse are very similar teams in that they are pretty evenly matched and both underperformed this season. With the Orange just 1 win ahead of Wake in the conference standings, this game could have some important seeding implications for the ACC Tournament. Despite that, a 5:45 game on the CW between two bottom tier ACC teams with 2 potentially lame duck coaches is probably not going to generate a ton of excitement.

Go Deacs!

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