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NCAAF
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
5 - 3
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
7 - 1
November 04, 2017, 3:30 PM EDT
 | Notre Dame Stadium

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Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
5 - 3
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
7 - 1
November 04, 2017, 3:30 PM EDT
 | Notre Dame Stadium

  • The Notre Dame Fighting Irish look to continue their march toward a College Football Playoff berth with a seventh straight victory when they host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday in a Week 10 college football matchup at Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish are coming off a decisive 35-14 win over North Carolina State as 7-point home chalk, while the Demon Deacons shocked Louisville with last week’s 42-32 win as 2.5-point home underdogs.

    Shark Bites
    • The total has gone UNDER in Wake Forest’s last three games against Notre Dame.
    • Notre Dame is 20-7 SU in its last 27 games at home against teams with winning records.
    • Wake Forest is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road against teams with winning records.

    The Irish climbed to No. 5 on the AP Top 25 with their win over the Wolfpack, which also extends their ATS win streak to six games. Notre Dame’s defense ranks 10th in the nation with just 16.1 points per game allowed this season. However, the OVER has prevailed on four occasions during their six-game win streak, with Notre Dame scoring 42.7 ppg during that stretch, and 49 or more points in three of its past five home dates.

    The Demon Deacons halted a three-game SU slide with last week’s win over the Cardinals. Wake Forest is a middling 2-2 SU and ATS on the road this season, and has been a SU loser in 29 straight as a double-digit road underdog. However, the Demon Deacons have rewarded loyal sports bettors in recent road dates while pegged as underdogs of 10 or more points, going 5-1 ATS.

    The Demon Deacons are winless SU in three all-time meetings with Notre Dame, scoring just seven total points in two previous visits to Notre Dame Stadium. However, the Demon Deacons are 2-1 ATS against the Irish, including their 28-7 loss to Notre Dame as 25-point road chalk two years ago.

    Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

    The home Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 15-point favorites in this NCAA football battle at Sportsbook earlier (watch for line movement). No OVER/UNDER line was available early in the week, but was set to be posted shortly.

    OddsShark college football prediction models picked a 36-29 result in favor of the Fighting Irish on Saturday. Check the matchup report for any updates or pick revisions before kickoff. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.

    Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Matchup

    Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

    The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 7-1 so far on the season, and 7-1 vs the point spread. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons, meanwhile, are 5-3 and 5-2-1 ATS. Those OVER/UNDER betting have seen Notre Dame go 5-3 and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons go 4-4 on the totals. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Notre Dame vs Wake Forest injuries news.

    The OddsShark Power Rankings have the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at No. 10 and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at No. 50 heading into this contest.

    Statistical Matchup

    Offensively, the game matches up the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's No. 11-ranked offense (40.5 PPG) against a Wake Forest Demon Deacons defense that ranks No. 36 at 21.25 PPG. The Notre Dame passing attack has averaged 150.38 yards per game, less than the Demon Deacons give up through the air (198.12 YPG on average).

    In comparing defenses, the Demon Deacons own the league's No. 99-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 220.25 yards per game when on the road. Notre Dame, on the other hand, rates No. 8 this week in generating rushing yards at home.

    Recent Outings Betting Recap

    In their last game, Wake Forest's aerial attack generated 461 yards and the Demon Deacons came away with a 42-32 victory over Louisville at BB&T Field.

    Josh Adams tore up the turf for 202 rushing yards in the latest Fighting Irish game, a 35-14 win over the Wolfpack at Notre Dame Stadium.

    Betting Trends
    • Wake Forest is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games
    • Wake Forest is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
    • Wake Forest is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
    • Wake Forest is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
    • Notre Dame is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
    • Notre Dame is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
    • The total has gone OVER in 7 of Notre Dame's last 10 games
    • Notre Dame is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

    Next Betting Matchups

    Wake Forest at Syracuse, Saturday, November 11
    Notre Dame at Miami-FL, Saturday, November 11

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Odds

Saturday, November 4 Sat Nov 4

Opening
Current
Wake Forest
vsFinal
Notre Dame
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
+15
-110
+450
o60
-110
-15
-110
-600
u60
-110
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Current
+15.5
-102
+500
o55
-115
-15.5
-118
-650
u55
-105
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

38.27
 Total Score
35.23
286.87
 Passing Yards
282.46
160.57
 Rushing Yards
143.77
28:39
 Time on Field
29:53
77.43
 Number of Plays
69.54
6.04
 Yards Per Play
6.13
38.27
 Total Score
35.23
10.13
 First Quarter
6.15
11.33
 Second Quarter
11.85
8.87
 Third Quarter
6.69
7.53
 Fourth Quarter
10.31
286.87
 Passing Yards
282.46
34.60
 Pass Attempts
34.77
20.13
 Pass Completions
22.23
2.27
 Sacks
2.69
12.40
 Sack Yards
16.62
14.25
 Yards Per Pass
12.71
160.57
 Rushing Yards
143.77
40.36
 Rush Attempts
34.77
3.98
 Yards Per Rush
4.13
1.00
 Interceptions
0.77
0.73
 Fumbles
1.00
0.33
 Fumbles Lost
0.46
1.33
 Total Turnovers
1.23
5.40
 Penalties
5.62
49.13
 Penalty Yards
48.69
28:39
 Time on Field
29:53
77.43
 Number of Plays
69.54
6.04
 Yards Per Play
6.13
3.47
 Punts
4.46
43.78
 Punt Average
42.54
68.67
 Return Yards
69.38

Head To Head

WAKE
 Stat Type NOTRD
0-3
 Record
3-0
2-1
 ATS
1-2
0-3
 O/U
0-3
8.00
 Score
30.00
95.33
 Rush Yds
189.00
29.67
 Pass Attempts
26.33
66.29
 Completion %
62.03
186.67
 Passing Yds
213.33
282
 Total Yds
402.33
1.00
 Turnovers
1.00
WAKE
 Stat Type NOTRD
0-3
 Record
3-0
2-1
 ATS
1-2
0-3
 O/U
0-3
8.00
 Score
30.00
95.33
 Rush Yds
189.00
29.67
 Pass Attempts
26.33
66.29
 Completion %
62.03
186.67
 Passing Yds
213.33
282
 Total Yds
402.33
1.00
 Turnovers
1.00
Nov 14/15 (1 of 3)
WAKE
 Stat Type NOTRD
Away
Home
7
 Score
28
+25
 ATS
-25
52 o
 O/U
52 u
121
 Rush Yds
171
30
 Pass Attempts
19
63.33
 Completion %
68.42
219
 Passing Yds
111
340
 Total Yds
282
1
 Turnovers
0
Nov 17/12 (2 of 3)
WAKE
 Stat Type NOTRD
Away
Home
0
 Score
38
+23.5
 ATS
-23.5
41.5 o
 O/U
41.5 u
55
 Rush Yds
221
35
 Pass Attempts
36
65.71
 Completion %
61.11
154
 Passing Yds
363
209
 Total Yds
584
1
 Turnovers
1
Nov 5/11 (3 of 3)
WAKE
 Stat Type NOTRD
Home
Away
17
 Score
24
+13.5
 ATS
-13.5
57.5 o
 O/U
57.5 u
110
 Rush Yds
175
24
 Pass Attempts
24
70.83
 Completion %
58.33
187
 Passing Yds
166
297
 Total Yds
341
1
 Turnovers
2

Team Records

WAKE
 Record NOTRD
5-3
 All
7-1
3-1
 Home
4-1
2-2
 Away
3-0
0-0
 Neutral Site
0-0
5-2-1
 ATS
7-1
3-0-1
 ATS Home
4-1
2-2
 ATS Away
3-0
0-0
 ATS Neutral Site
0-0
4-4
 O/U
5-3
3-1
 O/U Home
3-2
1-3
 O/U Away
2-1
0-0
 O/U Neutral Site
0-0
WAKE
 Record NOTRD
2-3
 All
0-0
1-1
 Home
0-0
1-2
 Away
0-0
0-0
 Neutral Site
0-0
3-1-1
 ATS
0-0
1-0-1
 ATS Home
0-0
2-1
 ATS Away
0-0
0-0
 ATS Neutral Site
0-0
2-3
 O/U
0-0
1-1
 O/U Home
0-0
1-2
 O/U Away
0-0
0-0
 O/U Neutral Site
0-0
WAKE
 Record NOTRD
5-3
 All
7-1
3-1
 Home
4-1
2-2
 Away
3-0
0-0
 Neutral Site
0-0
5-2-1
 ATS
7-1
3-0-1
 ATS Home
4-1
2-2
 ATS Away
3-0
0-0
 ATS Neutral Site
0-0
4-4
 O/U
5-3
3-1
 O/U Home
3-2
1-3
 O/U Away
2-1
0-0
 O/U Neutral Site
0-0

Gametime Weather

Weather
3:00pm Rain
8ºC / 46ºF
90% Humidity
76% Precipitation
100% Cloud Cover
Wind Impact Stadium Type Open
Field Image
Arrow Image 9
 mph

Trends

  • Wake Forest are 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 games.
  • Wake Forest are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wake Forest's last 6 games on the road.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wake Forest's last 5 games against an opponent in the Independents (FBS) conference.
  • Wake Forest are 2-16 SU in their last 18 games played in November.
  • Wake Forest are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games played in week 10.
  • Wake Forest are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing as the underdog.
  • Notre Dame are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games.
  • The total has gone OVER in 7 of Notre Dame's last 10 games.
  • Notre Dame are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
  • Notre Dame are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games at home.
  • Notre Dame are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.
  • Notre Dame are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played in November.
  • Notre Dame are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games played in week 10.
  • The total has gone OVER in 6 of Notre Dame's last 9 games when playing as the favourite.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Notre Dame's last 6 games played on a Saturday when at home.

Injuries

NamePositionInj Desc
No Reported Injuries
NamePositionInj Desc
No Reported Injuries

Last 10 Games

DateOppScoreSULineTotalATSOFF. RUSHOFF. PASSOFF. TOTALDEF. RUSHDEF. PASSDEF. TOTALTO
Oct 28, 2017LOUISV42-32W+2.5/66.5-W/O1644616251913325230
Oct 21, 2017GATECH24-38L+3.5/49-L/O110252362427684951
Oct 7, 2017CLEM14-28L+21.5/50.5-W/U133203336190263453-2
Sep 30, 2017FLAST19-26L+7/46-P/U962713671491212701
Sep 23, 2017APP-ST20-19W-5/48.5-L/U1681763441223724940
Sep 16, 2017UTAHST46-10W-15.5/51.5-W/O29129758842225267-1
Sep 9, 2017BOST.C34-10WEv-W/U158151309142163305-4
Aug 31, 2017PRESBYT51-7W-41/51.5-W/O248239487207412480
Dec 27, 2016TEMPLE34-26W+10.5/41.5-W/O125243368-203963760
Nov 26, 2016BOST.C14-17L-3/34.5-L/U15013728793741672
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DateOppScoreSULineTotalATSOFF. RUSHOFF. PASSOFF. TOTALDEF. RUSHDEF. PASSDEF. TOTALTO
Oct 28, 2017NCSU35-14W-7/59.5-W/U31810442250213263-1
Oct 21, 2017USC49-14W-3.5/62-W/O37712049776260336-3
Oct 7, 2017UNC33-10W-13/63.5-W/U34114648786179265-1
Sep 30, 2017MI-OH52-17W-20.5/53-W/O333170503115262377-2
Sep 23, 2017MICHST38-18W-3/54-W/O182173355151345496-3
Sep 16, 2017BOST.C49-20W-14/53-W/O51596611185215400-1
Sep 9, 2017GEORGI19-20L-5/57-L/U552102651851413260
Sep 2, 2017TEMPLE49-16W-19.5/56-W/O422184606852453300
Nov 26, 2016USC27-45L+17.5/60.5-L/O1542544082072054121
Nov 19, 2016VTECH31-34L-1/53-L/O200249449152267419-2
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