Wake Forest vs. FSU prediction: Wake Forest favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

FSU will face Wake Forest in men's college basketball action at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center on Saturday, starting at 6:00 PM ET.

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

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

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

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

Our famous predictive model gives Wake Forest a 56% chance of defeating Florida State. Our predicted final score has Wake Forest winning 81-79.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Wake Forest and Florida State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 167.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Wake Forest vs. FSU 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.

Wake Forest vs. FSU 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: