Top ACC Week 13 Picks: NC State ATS Among Best Bets

Miami has been playing with fire all season long, relying on Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Ward to bail the Hurricanes out. That script was not followed with the Hurricanes suffering a loss to Georgia Tech that headlined college football news. Will there be more surprises in the ACC in Week 13?

When looking at the college football spreads, the most competitive ACC games in Week 13 could come when North Carolina plays at Boston College and Duke is listed as a home underdog against Virginia Tech.

With Miami’s loss, there are no ACC teams among the top eight teams in our odds of winning the national championship. Miami is eighth and SMU is 13th in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. No. 17 Clemson also made the top 25.

Let’s take a look at my best NCAAF picks and predictions for the ACC in Week 13.

Top 3 Picks for the ACC in Week 13

1. Expect Early Points in Wake Forest vs Miami

Miami has made things a little too exciting at times this season but always seemed to find a way to win at the end and keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive. That changed when Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Ward was unable to make the last couple of throws for the Hurricanes to avoid the major upset against Georgia Tech.

WEEK 13 🙌

🆚: Wake Forest
🗓️: November 23rd
⏰: 12 PM ET
📍: @HardRockStadium
📺: ESPN
🎧: @560WQAM
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— Miami Hurricanes Football (@CanesFootball) November 18, 2024

Picking Miami to cover as 20-point favorites has been a risky proposition during the 2024 season. Miami faces a Wake Forest team that barely beat UConn, gave up 41 points to Louisiana Lafayette and allowed 77 points in dropping the last two games to California and North Carolina.

Even with an extra week to prepare, tread carefully when going with the Hurricanes to cover as 25-point favorites. A better option could be for the first score to come in the opening five minutes in your college football best bets .

Bet This Pick: First points in the Wake Forest-Miami Game to Come in First Five Minutes (-108)

2. NC State Could Deliver as Road Underdog

It is hard to believe that North Carolina State and Georgia Tech have played just twice since the start of the 2015 season. That will change on Thursday when the teams meet for the first time since 2020. Georgia Tech is the -9favorite.

Georgia Tech came away with the win of the year in the ACC with its upset of Miami and now the Yellow Jackets are favored by nine points against visiting North Carolina State in a Thursday night matchup.

This is far from the best NC State team in recent memory but being an underdog by more than a touchdown against Georgia Tech seems a little too much, so go with Wolfpack to cover as a road underdog in the NCAA football picks.

Bet This Pick: North Carolina State (+9) vs Georgia Tech

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3. Virginia Tech vs Duke Game To Land Under

Duke had no issues beating Virginia Tech when the teams met in 2022. Will it be more of the same this weekend?

Per Virginia Tech vs Duke betting trends, the Hokies won five of the previous six games between the teams before losing the last time out. However, Duke ranks in the top three in the ACC in total defense and scoring defense.

Last one at home this year 😈 pic.twitter.com/3QV3PvO4v2

— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 18, 2024

Virginia Tech has been productive in finishing off red-zone drives with points but the only ACC teams with fewer drives that reached the red zone are Duke, Stanford and Florida State.

Taking the Virginia Tech-Duke matchup to land under 47½ points is a good way to proceed with NCAA football predictions.

Bet This Pick: Virginia Tech-Duke under 47½ points (-110)

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