Bye weeks can be unwanted with teams that have rolled through half of their season unbeaten. In Wake’s case, the time off enabled the Deacons to freshen up and allowed for hours to prepare for Army’s triple-option offense. Wake’s O has been impressive, with a 471.0-yard average in four ACC outings. PK Nick Sciba has not failed on a dozen field goal attempts. The Deacs do not beat themselves, as attested by high rankings in turnover margin and fewest penalties.

Simply not going to bet a game sitting right on 3, so we'll hit the moneyline on this one. I'm a bit surprised Wake isn't a bigger favorite as while Army is a good team, all you have to do is completely sell out to stop the run and the Black Knights have no chance because they have thrown only 39 passes all season. That Army offense has totaled just 30 points combined in back-to-back losses. It's always a huge break to have a bye week to prepare for the triple option and Wake did.

Army does a great job of taking the air out of the ball and making any game it plays in a shorter one. Wake Forest enters with a 6-0 record, a very good offensive line featuring two NFL prospects and a defense that does a solid job across-the-board. I can trust the Demon Deacons to get a touchdown or two against the tough Army defense, more than enough to cover this spread.