NCAA Basketball: Purdue vs. Wake Forest Odds & Pick: December 1st 2009

Purdue vs. Wake Forest
Free NCAA Pick: Wake Forest +11.0 (-110 odds)
Tue Decemmber 1st 2009 7:00p
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The Purdue Boilermakers may be a perfect 5-0 and ranked fourth in the country, but the 4-1 Wake Forest Demon Deacons will be no pushovers in this Big Ten/ACC Challenge contest.

Yes, Wake Forest got upset at home by William & Mary on Saturday, but they were no doubt already looking ahead to this battle after a 4-0 start and they will be much more focused tonight. The Demon Deacons are averaging 78.4 points per game and hitting a very nice 47.7 percent from the field, and their fast-break style could give the normally stiff Purdue defense fits.

Yes, the Boilermakers have some excellent defensive numbers, but the only real opponent they have faced so far is Tennessee, and the Boilers barely escaped that game with a narrow 73-72 win, allowing a season high in points. Wake is just as athletic as Tennessee is, and if they can score around 70 points, then Purdue would have a difficult time covering this double-digit spread, considering that their offense is shooting a mediocre 44.7 percent from the floor.

While we are not necessarily calling for an outright upset here in West Lafayette, we would not be totally shocked if Wake Forest did just that. In any event, we do see them sticking within single-digits for the entire game.

CBB Free Pick: Wake Forest +11 (-110)