Louisville vs. Wake Forest prediction: Why Louisville is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/7/2026]

Wake Forest will square off with the favored Louisville in men's college basketball action at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, commencing at 12:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Louisville as the most likely winner of the Louisville vs. Wake Forest game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Louisville vs. Wake Forest prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Louisville and Wake Forest 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Louisville a 79% chance of beating Wake Forest. Our predicted final score has Louisville winning 82-73.

According to our model, Wake Forest (+9.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 162.5 points has a 54% chance of staying under.

Louisville vs. Wake Forest odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Louisville vs. Wake Forest picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Wake Forest to win.

Louisville vs. Wake Forest game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball action between Wake Forest and Louisville at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM ET.

• Who: Louisville vs. Wake Forest
• Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
• Time: 12:00 PM ET/9:00AM PT
• Venue: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Conclusion

We predict Louisville, with a 79% win probability, will likely beat Wake Forest on Saturday.

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