Wake Forest vs. Miami Odds, Pick, Prediction: Thursday’s College Basketball Sharp Action Alert

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  • The ACC Tournament quarterfinals get underway with Wake Forest taking on Miami at noon ET on Thursday, March 9
  • The Miami Hurricanes are 6.5-point spread favorites against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons with today's total sitting at 157.5.
  • With the help of the Action Network's PRO betting tools, we identify the college basketball pick that wiseguys are making for Wake Forest vs. Miami on Thursday afternoon.

Wake Forest vs. Miami Odds

Wake Forest Odds+6.5
Miami Odds-6.5
Over/Under157.5
DateThursday, March 9
Time12 p.m. ET
ChannelESPN2

*Odds as of Thursday morning

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons needed a thrilling last-second 3-pointer to survive against the Syracuse Orange on Wednesday afternoon and are rewarded with a game against the Miami Hurricanes in Thursday's ACC Tournament quarterfinal.

In their lone meeting this season, Miami topped Wake Forest, 96-87, and the Hurricanes now sit as 6.5-point favorites against the Demon Deacons on Thursday based on the latest college basketball odds.

Seventy-nine percent of spread tickets are backing Miami according to Action Network's college basketball public betting data, but is the popular play also the smartest play in this matchup?

Let's examine live college basketball odds and our PRO betting data to determine how the market's most respected bettors are approaching Wake Forest vs. Miami this afternoon.

Wake Forest vs. Miami Pick

Miami won the regular-season matchup with Wake Forest by nine points, and perhaps that's influencing how savvy bettors are approaching Thursday afternoon's game.