Wake Forest vs. UNC prediction: North Carolina favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

UNC will take on Wake Forest in men's college basketball action at Dean E. Smith Center on Saturday, commencing at 6:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts North Carolina as the most likely winner of the Wake Forest vs. UNC 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. UNC prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives North Carolina an 86% chance of defeating Wake Forest. Our predicted final score has North Carolina winning 83-71.

According to our model, North Carolina (-10.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 155.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of going over.

Wake Forest vs. UNC 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.

Wake Forest vs. UNC picks and best bet

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