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Wake Forest hosts Miles and No. 13 Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt Commodores (11-0) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-3)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Commodores -4.5; over/under is 159.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Vanderbilt takes on Wake Forest after Duke Miles scored 22 points in Vanderbilt’s 77-70 overtime victory over the Memphis Tigers.

The Demon Deacons have gone 7-1 at home. Wake Forest is ninth in the ACC with 16.3 assists per game led by Nate Calmese averaging 5.3.

The Commodores are 2-0 in road games. Vanderbilt is second in the SEC with 19.2 assists per game led by Frankie Collins averaging 4.7.

Wake Forest averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game, 2.4 more made shots than the 7.0 per game Vanderbilt allows. Vanderbilt averages 10.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.6 more made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Wake Forest allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Juke Harris is shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Demon Deacons, while averaging 20 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals. Myles Colvin is shooting 48.5% and averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games.

Tyler Nickel is shooting 44.0% from beyond the arc with 3.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Commodores, while averaging 14.4 points. Miles is shooting 47.3% and averaging 17.8 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Demon Deacons: 7-3, averaging 85.5 points, 31.2 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 8.9 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points per game.

Commodores: 10-0, averaging 92.6 points, 36.2 rebounds, 18.8 assists, 10.1 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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