No.14 Wake Forest and No.19 Virginia Tech, two of the hottest teams in the ACC, meet Saturday at Groves Stadium in Winston Salem. Both teams come into the contest riding four-game winning streaks and both teams posted shutouts last week. The Deacons beat Florida State 30-0 in Tallahassee to propel into the top 15. Virginia Tech soundly defeated much-improved Kent State 23-0 at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg on Saturday.
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Believe it or not, Saturday’s match-up will have no bearing on the ACC’s Atlantic Division race as it pertains to the Deacons. If Wake Forest defeats Maryland next week, the Deacons will go to Jacksonville for the ACC Championship game on December 2 to play Georgia Tech. This week’s game, though, does affect the division title chances for Boston College and Maryland. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. on ESPN2.
Wake Forest (9-1, 5-1 ACC) and Virginia Tech (8-2, 4-2 ACC) fit similar profiles. Both teams feature stout defenses, productive rushing offenses, excellent special teams and a positive turnover radio.
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Wake Forest returns home following a 30-0 shutout victory against Florida State. Wake Forest intercepted four Florida State passes and returned one for touchdown en route to victory. The Deacons allowed just nine first downs, 26 yards on 23 carries and 139 yards of total offense to pitch its first shutout since 2002.
Offensively, quarterback Riley Skinner completed 13 of 19 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown. Kenneth Moore rushed 24 times for 80 yards. Sam Swank nailed three field goals, including one from 51 yards, his fifth field goal from beyond 50 yards this season.
Last week, Virginia Tech held Kent State to just 182 yards of offense, forced three turnovers and posted its third shutout of the season. Branden Ore, the ACC’s leading rusher, carried 25 times for 72 yards and one score.
This game between Wake Forest and Virginia Tech is a pick on the betting board offshore and in Las Vegas. However 81% of bettors are throwing their dollars on the Demon Deacons a team that has covered six of its last seven football games ATS and managed a push in the lone non-cover. The Demon Decons have not failed to cover the line since Sept 9th in their 14-13 win over Duke falling short of the -20.5-point chalk.
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The Hokies have covered three of its last four games ATS but fell short of the –30.5 point chalk against Kent in their last game.
