Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/29/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 29, 2022

Venue:  Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY

Where to Watch:  ACC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  WF -3.5, Louisville +3.5; Over/Under:  64 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  WF -3.5, Louisville +3.5; Over/Under:  64 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  WF -4, Louisville +4; Over/Under:  64 points

 

Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  6-1 (2-1) (3rd place, ACC Atlantic)

Louisville Cardinals:  4-3 (2-3) (5th place, ACC Atlantic)

 

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  won their last game at home against the Boston College Eagles 43-15.

Louisville Cardinals:  won their last game at home against the Pittsburgh Panthers 24-10.

 

Wake Forest is entering this game with a 6-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd road game of the season here as they are 2-0 in their road games this year. This will also be their 4th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 2-1. They won against the Boston College Eagles in their last game at home 43-15. Sam Hartman started that game at QB and he completed 25/40 passes for 313 yards, 5 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Justice Ellison led the team in rushing with 36 yards on 9 rushing attempts. Jahmal Banks led the team in receiving with 79 yards and 2 TDs on 7 receptions. AJ Williams led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Rondell Bothroyd led the defense in sacks with 2 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Louisville is entering this game with a 4-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 2-1 in their home games this year. This will also be the 6th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 2-3. They won against the Pittsburgh Panthers in their last game at home 24-10. Malik Cunningham started that game at QB and he completed 10/21 passes for 122 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Trevion Cooley led the team in rushing with 75 yards on 11 carries. Tyler Hudson led the team in receiving with 71 yards on 5 receptions. Yasir Abdullah led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Yasir Abdullah led the defense in sacks with 1 while Yasir Abdullah and M.J. Griffin each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Wake Forest listed as a 3.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Wake Forest has been really good this season, they did take 1 loss already but that loss came in OT against Clemson who is the only undefeated team left in the ACC and Wake Forest had many chances to win that game too. Louisville has been good at home this season but they are off to a really rough start with a 2-3 record in the ACC alone, they have really struggled in their conference games. Offense has been a problem for them and Wake Forest has been scoring a lot of points in their games lately. They just held Boston College to 15 points in their last game, BC isn't really that good but Louisville has struggled to put up points in their games and if Wake Forest pulls away here, it will be tough for Louisville to score on this defense to try and make a comeback. The best way to place a bet here is on Wake Forest to cover the spread in this game.

 

Wake Forest Louisville Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 29, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Wake Forest 38 Louisville 20.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 19-10 ATS in all games. 16-5 ATS when the total is between 63.5 and 70. 7-1 OVER after 4 or more consecutive wins against the spread.

Louisville Cardinals: 17-25 ATS as a home underdog. 6-0 OVER as a home underdog. 6-1 OVER after allowing 14 points or less last game.

 

 

Wake Forest Demon Deacons:  C. Davis (DB) out for season - Undisclosed. E. Robinson II (LB) out for season - Undisclosed. H. Fields (WR) out for season - Knee.

Louisville Cardinals:  T. Evans (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. E. Conley (QB) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. D. Wiggins (WR) out of season - Toe. J. Lole (DL) out for season - Elbow.

 

 

"I don't think it was our cleanest game. But we won an ACC game by 28 points." - Dave Clawson after his team’s win against BC in their last game.

 

 

"In my head, I knew that they were going to call it at some point. So I was, ‘I gotta make the play,' and I did. Braden threw the pass good to me, and I followed my blocks." - Malik Cunningham after their win against Pittsburgh in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Greene, Donavon

WR Perry, A.T.

WR Morin, Taylor 

TE Whiteheart, Blake

QB Hartman, Sam 

RB Ellison, Justice 

 

WR Hudson, Tyler

WR Huggins-Bruce, Ahmari 

WR Smith, Braden 

TE Melton, Dez 

HB Ford, Marshon 

QB Cunningham, Malik

RB Evans, Tiyon 

 

 

Passing: S. Hartman (1755)

Rushing: J. Ellison (432)

Receiving: A. Perry (524)

Touchdowns: J. Banks (7)

 

Passing: M. Cunningham (1084)

Rushing: M. Cunningham (503)

Receiving: T. Hudson (484)

Touchdowns: M. Cunningham (9)

 

Coaches:

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

Louisville Cardinals: Scott Satterfield (4th season)