Miami (FL) vs. Wake Forest prediction: Why Miami (FL) is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/7/2026]

Wake Forest will face Miami (FL), in what is expected to be a tight Men's College Basketball game, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model gives Miami (FL) a slight edge with a 51% win probability over Wake Forest.

This article offers a closer look at Wednesday's Miami (FL) vs. Wake Forest matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Miami (FL) vs. Wake Forest prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Miami (FL) and Wake Forest 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Miami (FL) a 51% chance of defeating Wake Forest. Our predicted score is Miami (FL) 77-77 Wake Forest.

According to our model, Miami (FL) (+1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 156.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

While there is no way for a men's college basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 77-77 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of Miami (FL) vs. Wake Forest.

Miami (FL) vs. Wake Forest odds

We have researched 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.

Miami (FL) 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: