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Perhaps no conference has witnessed more instability than the ACC. Wake Forest and Virginia exemplify this, with inconsistent play on a weekly basis. Here, I see a bit of devaluing on the Demon Deacons off a poor loss to Army. A game the Deacons let swing the opposite way at home with poor execution in the latter stages of the third/fourth quarter. Sometimes playing a non-conference game that late in the season can throw a team off. Grab the Demon Deacons to refocus Saturday and catch Virginia in a letdown spot.
This rates to be a letdown spot for a Virginia club that is susceptible to them. The Cavaliers blew a chance last week for the biggest upset of the college football season against Louisville, outplaying the Cardinals most of the way. But Virginia was unable to get one last defensive stop, and allowed the game-winning score as time expired. Wake Forest is in a bounce-back spot after it was upset last week as a touchdown favorite against Army. The Deacons should bounce back against a Virginia team that might not have much left.
Virginia is 6-0-2 ATS in its last eight road games, and I see that continuing here at Wake Forest. We're getting a key number at 3. I see the Cavaliers, who played Louisville tough on Saturday, covering 70 percent of the time.