It's not often that a seven-win season for Wake Forest would be considered a disappointment, but such is the case for an experienced Deacons club that many observers expected to possibly compete for a second consecutive ACC title-game bid. Instead, those hopes were derailed by a three-game losing streak that included a n-show against Louisville and close losses to N.C. State and North Carolina. Duke winning seven games under first-year coach Mike Elko, after posting five combined wins the past two seasons, is probably an overlooked story this season. Elko is a former longtime assistant under Wake coach Dave Clawson, whom he followed to four stops. But the mentor should get the best of this one as the Wake offense thrives against a weak Duke pass defense.

Wake Forest has punished Duke over the last three seasons by a combined score of 143-41. This spread is the lowest since 2015, when the Blue Devils were 3.5-point road favorites and won 27-21. Duke has the edge in yards against, net yards per play and scoring defense. Wake Forest is just 1-1 straight-up and against the spread on grass this season while Duke is 6-3 SU and 8-1 ATS. The Demon Deacons accumulated 543 total yards last week and now hit the road to face a highly motivated squad. Take Duke and the points.