The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Louisville Cardinals will face off on the turf at Cardinal Stadium. The daytime game is scheduled to kick off at 12:00 p.m. ET and fans can watch the action on CHSS.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Louisville Cardinals Betting Preview
In this Saturday Atlantic Coast game, Louisville has been labeled as the favorite and the team’s currently giving up 2 points. The Demon Deacons are also receiving +100 moneyline odds while the Cardinals are -120. Vegas has determined the over/under (O/U) to be 64 points. It appears that there will probably be some decent live betting opportunities during the showdown.
The Demon Deacons are down 2.0 units so far and 1-6 against the spread (ATS). The team has posted an O/U record of 5-2. The Cardinals are down 4.0 units for moneyline bettors this season. They’re 1-6 ATS and have an O/U record of 4-3.
The Demon Deacons are 3-4 straight up (SU), including 0-3 SU against ACC opponents. The Cardinals are 2-5 SU overall and 0-4 SU in conference play.
The Deacs hope to get back on track after a 38-17 defeat to Florida State last week. The passing game could’ve been sharper as the Demon Deacons completed 25-of-54 passes for 273 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Sam Hartman went 22-for-46 for 227 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while Jamie Newman completed three-of-eight for 46 yards. Matt Colburn II (just 71 yards on 21 rush attempts) and Cade Carney (43 yards on 10 carries) led the ground attack in the loss while Scotty Washington (four receptions, 44 yards) and Colburn II (four catches, 42 yards) handled the receiving duties.
Louisville most recently dropped a 38-20 game to Boston College. The team’s defense allowed the Eagles to rush for 251 yards on 61 attempts, including three rush TDs. David Bailey had a productive outing in the win, recording 112 rushing yards and a score on 28 attempts for Boston College. For Louisville, Jawon Pass completed 17-of-31 passes for 170 yards and one interception. Hassan Hall (39 yards on 13 rush attempts, one TD) and the signal-caller Pass (five yards on 11 carries, one TD) led the ground game in the defeat while Dez Fitzpatrick (four receptions, 50 yards) and Devante Peete (four catches, 37 yards) led the pass-catching attack.
Wake Forest’s run the ball on 58.5 percent of its offensive plays this year, including 56.1 percent across possessions in conference play. Louisville has an overall run percentage of 48.9 percent, and has rushed the ball 44.5 percent of the time against ACC opponents. The Demon Deacons have run for 213 yards per game (including 190 per game versus Atlantic Coast opponents) and have nine touchdowns via handoffs this year. The Cards are logging 109 rushing yards per game (85 in conference) and have nine total rush TDs.
The Deacs offensive scheme has logged 223 yards/game in the air overall (187 per game versus conference opposition) and has 12 passing scores so far. The Cards have produced 214 pass yards per contest (248.5 against ACC competition) and have eight total pass TDs.
Defensively, Wake Forest has let opponents run for an average of 222 yards and throw for 277 yards per game. The Louisville defense has allowed 182.3 yards per game to opposing passers and 233.9 yards per game to opposing runners. Both teams allow similar adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) to the opposition, as the Deacs have given up an ANY/A of 8.00 to opposing QBs, while the Cards are allowing an ANY/A of 8.34.
Offensively, Hartman is up to 1,412 passing yards on the year, and has completed 117-of-210 attempts with 12 passing scores and six interceptions. He’s got a 5.80 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number is 2.58 over the past two games.
We expect the Demon Deacons to control tempo by feeding their running backs early and often. Along with Kendall Hinton (23 yards), Matt Colburn II (333 rush yards, two rush TDs, 83 receiving yards) and Cade Carney (471 rush yards, four rush TDs) have delivered in the Wake Forest offensive scheme.
Jawon Pass has completed 79-of-151 passes for 930 yards, four TDs and eight INTs for Louisville. His ANY/A sits at a minuscule 3.23 for the season and 5.88 over his past two games.
The Cards will also try to dictate the game’s pace by turning to their backfield. In addition to Hassan Hall (29 receiving yards), Dez Fitzpatrick (218 receiving yards and one receiving TD) and Chatarius Atwell (136 receiving yards) have seen a lot of looks lately.
When these two teams faced one another a year ago, Wake Forest emerged victorious by a final score of 42-32.
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Louisville has lost five fumbles this season while Wake Forest has lost three.
The Wake Forest D has sacked opposing quarterbacks 12 times this year. Louisville has recorded seven sacks.
Wake Forest has produced 3.1 yards per carry over its last three outings and 2.7 over its last two.
Louisville has averaged 3.0 yards per carry over its last three games and 2.9 over its last two.
In its last three games, Louisville is 1-2 ATS and the over cashed in each of those three.
The Over/Under for Wake Forest’s last game going into it was 59. The under cashed in the team’s 38-17 defeat to Florida State.
In its last three matchups, Wake Forest is 1-2 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
The O/U for Louisville’s previous outing was 56.5. The over cashed in the 38-20 defeat to Boston College.
Wake Forest has lost five of its last six games SU, with a 32-point victory over Rice on September 29th representing the only win over that stretch.
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