Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/02/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Thursday, November 2, 2023

Venue:  Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  WF +12.5, Duke -12.5; Over/Under:  45 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  WF +12.5, Duke -12.5; Over/Under:  45 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  WF +12.5, Duke -12.5; Over/Under:  45 points

Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  4-4 (1-4) (13th place, ACC)

Duke Blue Devils:  5-3 (2-2) (8th place, ACC)

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  lost their last game at home against the Florida State Seminoles 41-16.

Duke Blue Devils:  lost their last game on the road against the Louisville Cardinals 23-0.

Wake Forest is entering this game with a 4-4 record overall and they have a 1-4 record in their conference games too. They are 3-2 in their home games, 1-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Florida State 41-16. Mitch Griffis was the starting QB and he completed 6/16 passes for 82 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Justice Ellison led the team in rushing yards with 77. Jahmal Banks led the receivers with 43 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Chelen Garnes led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Jasheen Davis led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Duke is entering this game with a 5-3 record overall and they have a 2-2 record in their conference games too. They are 4-1 in their home games, 1-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Louisville 23-0. Riley Leonard was the starting QB and he completed 9/23 passes for 121 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Jordan Waters led the team in rushing yards with 23. Jordan Moore led the receivers with 92 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Terry Moore led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles while Terry Moore and Ryan Smith each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Duke listed as a 12.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Duke is 5-3 overall this season and they are only 2-2 in conference play but they have looked really good in their games despite going through a rough patch lately. Duke is still 4-1 in their home games this year and they have also had a really tough stretch of teams they have been playing against lately. They will be looking to bounce back at home in this game now that they have a much more beatable opponent on deck. Wake Forest is only 4-4 overall this season but they haven't looked good at all which is why they are only 1-4 in their conference games. They are also 1-2 in their road games and their offense has struggled to put up points at times. Even with Riley Leonard banged up or not playing, Duke has the talent on offense to put up points against this bad Wake Forest defense while Wake Forest struggles to move the ball on the road against this really good Duke defense. The best way to place a bet here is on Duke to cover the spread in this game. 

Wake Forest Duke Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Thursday, November 2, 2023 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Duke 21 Wake Forest 3.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 11-4 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 11-6 ATS after a game where they forced 1 or less turnovers. 9-2 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive straight up losses. 16-8 UNDER after 3 consecutive games where they forced 1 or less turnovers.

Duke Blue Devils: 7-22 ATS after scoring 6 points or less last game. 2-8 ATS after being shutout. 15-23 ATS after gaining 225 or less total yards in their previous game. 25-19 UNDER after a game where they forced no turnovers. 

Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  W. Merrill (WR) Ques Thurs - Foot. I. Ver Steeg (WR) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed. M. Kern (QB) Early Nov - Shoulder. G. Ellis (TE) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. C. Jones (LB) out for season - Concussion. N. Sharpe (OL) out for season - Ankle. D. Greene (WR) out for season - Knee.

Duke Blue Devils:  N. Dalmolin (TE) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed. E. Pancol (WR) Out indefinitely - Lower Body.

“It's the most complete football team that we've played all season. They made explosive plays, they were very stout on defense, they're really good in the kicking game. That's kind of where they are right now, and this is where we are right now.” - Dave Clawson after his team’s loss against FSU in their last game. 

“Everything we tried, we didn’t try the right things, because none of it seemed to work. So, I don’t put it on Riley. I put on us as a staff, and we’ve got to figure out how to be better.” - Mike Elko after his team’s loss against Louisville in their last game. 

WR Banks, Jahmal 

WR Morin, Taylor 

WR Williams, Ke'Shawn 

TE Hite, Cameron 

QB Griffis, Mitch 

RB Ellison, Justice 

WR Hagans, Sahmir  

WR Moore, Jordan

WR Calhoun, Jalon 

TE Dalmolin, Nicky 

QB Leonard, Riley 

RB Coleman, Jaylen

Passing: M. Griffis (1279)

Rushing: D. Claiborne (493)

Receiving: J. Banks (476)

Touchdowns: D. Claiborne (5)

Passing: R. Leonard (1102)

Rushing: J. Waters (488)

Receiving: J. Moore (440)

Touchdowns: J. Waters (9)

Coaches:

Wake Forest Demon Deacons: Dave Clawson (10th season)

Duke Blue Devils: Mike Elko (2nd season)