Clemson vs Wake Forest Odds: Tigers ATS Pick 10/12

Most of the early money has come for -20 favorite Clemson, which has bounced back from an opening loss to Georgia with four consecutive wins. College football lines aren’t giving Wake Forest much of a chance to win outright, but after beating NC State last week, confidence levels should be high for the home side.

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Clemson vs Wake Forest Game Information

• Game: Clemson (4-1, 3-0 ACC) at Wake Forest (2-3, 1-1)
• Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 12, Noon. ET
• Location: Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC
• Clemson vs Wake Forest Live Stream: Fubo.tv

Clemson vs Wake Forest Odds and Spread

Clemson vs Wake Forest Betting Keys

Tigers Roaring Back into Playoff Contention

The Tigers will enjoy the fact that more teams make the college football playoffs, and they have made their way back into the top 10.

College football rankings can often be taken with a grain of salt, especially given the results of the top-ranked teams last week, but we believe the Tigers are one of the better teams in the country.

Following a disappointing 34-3 loss to Georgia in the opening week, they rebounded with wins over Appalachian State, NC State, Stanford and last week against Florida State. They haven’t played the toughest teams, but Wake Forest isn’t an overly tough team to handle.

“Really proud of the guys,” Tigers QB Cade Klubnik said. “Obviously want to convert some of those field goals to touchdowns. I feel like we played an A-minus, B-plus game on offense in total and we still had 500 yards of offense.”

NCAAF odds are giving the Tigers plenty of respect at -20. It’s an expected line following a 29-13 win over Florida State, but it won’t be an easy task. Beating any team by more than 20 points is difficult, and the Demon Deacons don’t often roll over at home.

Don’t Sleep on Wake Forest

We might not be backing Wake Forest with our expert betting predictions, but we’re not completely writing it off.

The Demon Deacons defeated NC State 34-30 on the road last week and that performance should give them confidence of keeping it close against Clemson. It followed a 41-38 loss to Louisiana at home, which had the opposite effect.

They shouldn’t have lost that game, but it might have been a mental hangover, having been thrashed by Ole Miss 40-6 at home. Our biggest concern is their three consecutive losses at home, so the pressure is on the Demon Deacons to give their home fans something to cheer for.

It all depends on how they start. If Clemson gets ahead early, this team isn’t built to make a comeback. It would require quarterback Hank Bachmeier to force throws into a tough Clemson secondary and that could result in turnovers.

However, if the Demon Deacons start well, the crowd could be enough to see them cover the NCAA football spread.

Clemson in High-Scoring Affair

Our NCAAF picks this week have Clemson covering the spread in a high-scoring contest.

We see the score being similar to Clemson’s 59-35 win over NC State, and although we can’t see Wake Forest scoring too many points, the Tigers should score enough to cover the -20 spread and enable the over to cash.

There is too much class with the Tigers, and playing on the road in North Carolina won’t do their chances any harm. They’re eyeing another rise up the rankings, and beating Wake Forest comfortably would get it done.

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