1. Wake Forest at Louisville
LINE Wake Forest -3.5
PICK Wake Forest
Is Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman hurt? No.
Did Wake Forest drop a game to Boston College or something? No.
Is Louisville coming off a two week break and/or is it ripping through the ACC lately? No, and not really.
Have all the Wake Forest games been close? Not particularly.
The Demon Deacons lost to Clemson in a 51-45 firefight a few weeks ago. Liberty provided an interesting battle in a 37-36 Wake Forest win. The five other victories were by ten or more.
So why is the spread 3.5 when it probably should be at least a touchdown?
The Cardinal defense has been terrific lately. It might give up yards, but it has three or more takeaways in each of the last four games and 15 overall in the last five. The team has won two in a row, it’s coming off a strong performance against Pitt, and …
The pass defense isn’t all that great and now it gets to deal with Hartman and company. That, and those turnovers – Wake Forest has given it up just five times all year. Two of the giveaways were in the close call to Liberty, and two were last week in a blowout over Boston College.
The Cardinals should keep this close and make it a game, but sort of like Pitt at North Carolina, Wake Forest should win. It’s not asking for much for it to be by four or more.
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