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NCAAB · Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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Charleston Southern Buccaneers33%
67%Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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MatchupBest availableDraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsCircaBet105BetOnlineBovadaHard RockHeritageLowvigPinnacleSportsbettingUnibettheScore Bet
Nov 10, 7:00 PM ETCharleston Southern BuccaneersWake Forest Demon Deacons
Best available+2200Bovada-3000BetMGM
DraftKings+1800-5000
FanDuel+1400-4000
BetMGM+1150-3000BEST
Caesars+1350-3500
Circa+1400-3000BEST
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BetOnline——
Bovada+2200BEST-10000
Hard Rock+1200-3000BEST
Heritage+1501-6649
Lowvig——
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Unibet+1200-3335
theScore Bet+1800-6000

Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons prediction, odds and best bet

Game time: November 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: LJVM Coliseum — Winston-Salem, NC

Article updated Nov 10, 7:39 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

Wake Forest will beat Charleston Southern, with a projected score of Wake Forest 87, Charleston Southern 68. The Demon Deacons’ strong home nonconference record and early contributions from Kevair Kennedy and Gavin Placide give them the advantage. That favors an outright win, but the supplied spread of Wake Forest -18.5 (-110) leaves too little room for an actionable wager. The official recommendation is Pass.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons prediction and best bet

Wake Forest is the pick to win, but neither the spread nor the total earns an official bet. Our 19-point projected margin sits just half a point above Wake Forest -18.5 (-110). That is a narrow cushion for a team whose first two games produced very different offensive results.

Other analysts favor Wake Forest outright while disagreeing about its winning margin. Dimers projects an 85-68 victory, The Breakdown forecasts 89-68, and Pick Dawgz writer Nick Lagouretos backs Wake Forest -18.5. Those views reinforce the winner selection, but their disagreement around the spread matters more when deciding whether to wager.

Odds, game time and how to watch

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 2026-27 men’s college basketball.

Time: Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET.

Venue: LJVM Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Broadcast: ACCNX.

Records: Charleston Southern Buccaneers 0-1; Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1-1.

SportsJaw odds: Charleston Southern Buccaneers +18.5 (-110); Wake Forest Demon Deacons -18.5 (-110). Moneyline: Charleston Southern Buccaneers +1,400; Wake Forest Demon Deacons -3,000. Total: Over 156.5 (-111); Under 156.5 (-109).

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Charleston Southern Buccaneers outlook

According to Wake Forest Athletics’ November 9 preview, Charleston Southern lost 98-71 at South Florida on November 2 before beating Columbia International 86-49 on November 5. The rebound win supplies a positive result, while the opening road loss is the clearest early warning for another trip away from home.

Anthony Ruffolo leads the Buccaneers with averages of 19.0 points and 6.5 rebounds. DJ Hubbard contributes 13.0 points per game, Lase Olalere 12.5 and Jackson Crawford 10.0. All those averages cover only two games.

Having four double-figure scorers gives Charleston Southern several potential contributors to an upset bid or a cover. The question is how much of that production carries into this matchup. The two opening results leave considerable uncertainty about both the offense’s consistency and the defense’s ability to keep a road game close.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons outlook

Wake Forest Athletics reports an 83-62 opening win over Maryland Eastern Shore followed by a 74-51 road loss at then-No. 24/21 Vanderbilt. The 51-point performance is a meaningful caution against assuming the Demon Deacons will immediately produce the offense needed for a comfortable cover.

Kennedy has averaged 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals. Placide has supplied 15.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 2.0 steals while shooting 61.9 percent. Their scoring, rebounding and defensive contributions offer the strongest current personnel argument for Wake Forest.

The broader home record adds support: Wake Forest is 38-2 in home regular-season nonconference games under Steve Forbes and 75-17 at LJVM Coliseum since 2021. Those are winning records, however, rather than evidence of how often the Deacons cover a spread this large.

Key matchup factors

The central issue is whether Wake Forest can turn its home advantage and early individual production into sustained separation. Charleston Southern’s scoring balance makes a competitive offensive showing plausible. Wake Forest’s Vanderbilt result also leaves room for a win that falls short of the margin bettors need.

The November 10 SportsJaw consensus update, recorded at 12:31 UTC, shows a divided spread market. External consensus favors Wake Forest -18.5 (-110) at 68 percent, and the blended figure favors that side at 61 percent. SportsJaw members and qualified handicappers each favor Charleston Southern +18.5 (-110) at 67 percent.

Those percentages measure selection preference, not the probability that either team covers. Dimers separately gives Wake Forest a 92.9 percent outright win probability, while The Breakdown gives it 98 percent. The Breakdown also acknowledges that its early-season forecast still relies on preseason information. Neither probability is our confidence rating.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons spread prediction

Spread recommendation: Pass on Wake Forest -18.5 (-110) and Charleston Southern +18.5 (-110).

The favorite has a credible cover case, supported by The Breakdown’s projected 21.1-point margin and Lagouretos’ selection. Dimers’ 17-point margin instead falls on Charleston Southern’s side of the supplied spread. Our 19-point forecast is too close to the threshold to justify paying -110.

The underdog is not an automatic bet simply because some projections and SportsJaw participants prefer it. Charleston Southern’s 27-point loss at South Florida is a substantial counterargument. With plausible outcomes on both sides of 18.5, the spread is a pass.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons total prediction

Total recommendation: Pass on Over 154.5 (-110) and Under 154.5 (-110).

The Breakdown projects 157 combined points; Dimers projects 153. Those forecasts straddle SportsJaw’s 154.5. Dimers displays a separate total of 155.5 on its page, so its comparison with that number should not be treated as a recommendation at SportsJaw’s price.

External and blended total consensus each favor Over 154.5 (-110) at 63 percent. Our forecast totals 155, also slightly above the line, but a half-point difference is a fragile basis for an Over wager. The conflicting projections and limited early results favor leaving this market alone.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Projected Score & Betting Picks

Game forecast: Wake Forest Demon Deacons 87, Charleston Southern Buccaneers 68. Confidence: medium. The home record and Kennedy’s and Placide’s early contributions support Wake Forest as the winner.

The strongest counterargument is Wake Forest’s uneven offense, combined with Charleston Southern’s multiple scoring options. That uncertainty matters more to the spread than to the winner selection. The projection is an editorial judgment, not a guaranteed margin or total. The single official SportsJaw betting recommendation is Pass.

SportsJawGame Predictions
Predicted score

Buccaneers68

Demon Deacons87

Projected winner Wake Forest Demon DeaconsConfidencemedium
Pick on the Spread

Published pick: Pass on Wake Forest Demon Deacons -18.5 (-110) and Charleston Southern Buccaneers +18.5 (-110)

Pick on the Total

Published pick: Pass (article line changed)

Sources

  • Wake Forest University AthleticsDeacs Open Four-Game Homestand Tuesday Night vs. Charleston Southern
  • DimersCharleston Southern vs. Wake Forest Prediction, Picks & Odds
  • The BreakdownCharleston Southern vs Wake Forest prediction
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SportsJaw Buccaneers vs Demon Deacons game preview analysis and predictions incorporate current odds, injury reports, team statistics and market data. Information is updated regularly, but lines and player availability can change. Please confirm current information before wagering. View history of past Buccaneers vs Demon Deacons matchups or learn how our predictions work.

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Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Charleston Southern Buccaneers+1,329 → +1,400Moved
  • Moneyline · Wake Forest Demon Deacons-2,400 → -3,000Moved
  • Spread · Charleston Southern Buccaneers+16.5 (-122) → +18.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Wake Forest Demon Deacons-16.5 (-127) → -18.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over155.5 (-122) → 156.5 (-111)Moved
  • Total · Under155.5 (-122) → 156.5 (-109)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Charleston Southern Buccaneers
0-1 matchup record · 0-1-0 ATS · 1-0-0 O/U
Last 1 completed games on file
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
1-1 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

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From the published research (2026-11-10T12:39:37.328Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

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