Richmond at Wake Forest

Across the court, the Spiders haven’t been a good bet ATS so far with a record of 0-1 to go along with a 1-1 SU record. But Davis responded with a jumper 19 seconds later, and Richmond closed out the game by scoring the final seven points. Richmond is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation, converting 10.0 shots from three-point range per game.

“I’d feel miserable if guys were just getting blown off the ball or didn’t have the skill to matchup with people or our linebackers were soft”, Venables said. It’s also true that the team with the most turnovers typically loses the game. “So we have to play like a veteran team, but we have to realize that these last three games aren’t throwaway games”. This team, under 2nd year head coach Dave Clawson, isn’t quite the Wake Forest that Clemson fans have come to expect, as the perennial doormat of the Atlantic since their surprising 11-2 season in 2006. Cornelius Hudson will make the trip to Maui with the Demon Deacons and they could use him as the competition is only going to get tougher with opponents like IN coming up for them.

ND: Outside of two garbage time TDs by Pittsburgh last weekend, the Irish played one of their best games on defense. Fifty-two of those wins against Wake Forest have taken place since the ACC was formed in 1953.

Many school standards were set that fateful afternoon at Death Valley – a statistical tribute to a day when most everything went the Tigers’ way. Wake Forest, on the other hand, allows 77.5 points per game (ranked 251st). He had team season highs of 90 rushing yards and 23 carries in the game against Notre Dame last week. It turned out that the turnovers for the Demon Deacons were too much to overcome even though the they dominated the rebounding game.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons average an effective field goal percentage of 44.3% this season.

Wake Forest is facing its second top-five opponent in top-ranked Clemson after playing No. 5 Notre Dame a week ago.

Down 76-64 with 8:51 remaining, Wake Forest rallied to pull within 84-82 on Bryant Crawford’s 3-pointer with 3:04 left. Wake Forest can be feisty, as Florida State would attest after only beating the Deacons by eight points on October 3. The Demon Deacons are 112th nationally in total offense (339 ypg), 119th in scoring offense (17.5 ppg), 121st in rushing offense (a paltry 111.10 yards per game) and 59th in passing offense at 228 yards per game.

Richmond ranks 205th in offensive rebounds, while Wake Forest ranks at 42nd in defensive rebounds.