Maryland Eastern Shore vs Wake Forest

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Maryland Eastern Shore☆Hawks

6283

Final, model had 64-81

LineWake Forest −32.5O/U144.5

Wake Forest☆Demon Deacons

Strong pickW

Picked Wake Forest

Total 146 proj, 145 actual

Correct. The model had Wake Forest; Wake Forest won 83-62.

• Wake Forest rates 69th of 366 teams, Maryland Eastern Shore 329th: a top-75 team against one of the weakest teams in Division I.
• The edge is mostly Wake Forest’s offense (105th nationally) against Maryland Eastern Shore’s defense (213th).
• Maryland Eastern Shore’s numbers came against the 25th-easiest schedule, so they are discounted.
• Home court adds 2.7 points for Wake Forest.
• The books have Wake Forest by 32.5, more than the model’s gap supports, so the spread value is on Maryland Eastern Shore +32.5.
• Projected total 146, in line with the 144.5 over/under.
• Early-season note: about 95% of these numbers are still last season’s.

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