Clemson Tigers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/24/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 24, 2022

Venue:  Truist Field, Winston-Salem, NC

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Clemson -7.5, WF +7.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Clemson -7, WF +7; Over/Under:  55.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Clemson -7, WF +7; Over/Under:  55.5 points

 

Clemson Tigers:  3-0 (1st place, ACC Atlantic)

Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  3-0 (5th place, ACC Atlantic)

 

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Clemson Tigers:  won their last game at home against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 48-20.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  won their last game at home against the Liberty Flames 37-36.

 

Clemson is entering this game with a 3-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. This will also be their 2nd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-0. They won against the LA Tech Bulldogs in their last game at home 48-20. DJ Uiagalelei started that game at QB and he completed 17/29 passes for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns. Will Shipley led the team in rushing with 139 yards and 2 TDs on 12 rushing attempts. Antonio Williams led the team in receiving with 57 yards and 1 TD on 2 receptions. Jalyn Phillips led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Myles Murphy led the defense in sacks with 1 while R.J. Mickens, Jeremiah Trotter Jr., and Malcolm Greene all came away with 1 interception each for them in that one.

 

 

 

Wake Forest is entering this game with a 3-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd home game of the season as they are 2-0 in their home games this year. This will also be the 1st conference matchup on their conference schedule this season. They won against the Liberty Flames in their last game at home 37-36. Sam Hartman started that game at QB and he completed 26/44 passes for 325 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Sam Hartman also led the team in rushing with 11 yards on 8 carries. Ke'Shawn Williams led the team in receiving with 129 yards on 5 receptions. Chelen Garnes led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles. Malik Mustapha led the defense in sacks with 2 while Chelen Garnes, Chase Jones, and Isaiah Wingfield came away with 1 interception each for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Wake Forest listed as a 7.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Wake Forest didn't look great in their last game but they did pull away in the 1st half with a big lead before allowing Liberty to come back and make it a much closer game. They could have been looking ahead to this game though with it being a very important conference game against what is supposed to be the best team in the ACC this season. Clemson hasn't looked great themselves though, they have been giving up more points than they should be in their first few games and their offense hasn't looked good at all either. Their starting QB, DJ Uiagalelei, was a problem last season as their offense struggled and he is already looking like a problem again as the offense has looked much better with their backup in and Uiagalelei is clearly holding them back. As long as he is the starter on this team, Clemson is going to continue to struggle offensively in their games and WF is a team that can put up a lot of points in their games. They will get up for this conference matchup and even if they don't win it, they will stay close the whole game and hang in there. The best way to place a bet here is on Wake Forest to cover the spread in this game.

 

Clemson Wake Forest Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 24, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Clemson 34 Wake Forest 31.

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Clemson Tigers: 11-16 ATS in all games. 1-7 ATS in September games. 7-1 UNDER in September games.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 15-9 ATS in all games. 8-2 ATS in home games. 6-2 UNDER in September games.

 

 

Clemson Tigers:  B. Bresee (DT) day-to-day - Personal. T. Stellato (WR) out for season - Knee. X. Thomas (DE) Late Sept - Foot.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  J. Zuhr (LS) day-to-day - Undisclosed. C. Davis (DB) out for season - Undisclosed. H. Fields (WR) out for season - Knee.

 

 

"We're not a great team yet. Again, great teams don't do some of the things we did tonight. But, man, these guys compete." - Dabo Swinney after his team’s win against LA Tech in their last game.

 

 

"In a lot of ways, they outplayed us. We just made so many mistakes." - Dave Clawson after his team’s win against Liberty in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Ngata, Joseph

WR Collins, Beaux

WR Spector, Brannon 

TE Allen, Davis 

QB Uiagalelei, DJ 

RB Shipley, Will 

 

WR Greene, Donavon

WR Perry, A.T.

WR Morin, Taylor 

TE Whiteheart, Blake

QB Hartman, Sam 

RB Ellison, Justice 

 

 

Passing: D. Uiagalelei (662)

Rushing: W. Shipley (249)

Receiving: B. Collins (158)

Touchdowns: W. Shipley (6) 

 

Passing: S. Hartman (625)

Rushing: C. Turner (148)

Receiving: A. Perry (222)

Touchdowns: J. Banks (3)

 

Coaches:

Clemson Tigers: Dabo Swinney (15th season)

Wake Forest Demon Deacons: Dave Clawson (9th season)