Duke Blue Devils vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Matchup

Check out our free Duke Blue Devils vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons pick and preview for this CFB week 14 game in Winston-Salem. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this week 14 CFB matchup.

The Duke Blue Devils are favored at -4.5 as they head into this week 14 matchup against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The game is set for 12:00 ET at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winston-Salem and will be broadcast on ACCN. Duke has an 8-3 record this season, while Wake Forest is 4-7. The over/under line is currently at 53.5 points.

Blue Devils vs. Demon Deacons Matchup At A Glance

Sport: CFB
Teams: Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Where: Winston-Salem at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Date: Saturday, November 30th
Betting Odds DUKE -4.5, DUKE -184 | WAKE +153 O/U 53.5

Blue Devils Preview:

Duke enters Week 14 with an 8-3 record, but they have no chance of winning the Atlantic Coast. They are 4-0 at home and 2-2 on the road this season. The Blue Devils are 3-0 as the favorite and 3-2 as the underdog, and they are already bowl-eligible.

Duke’s ATS record stands at 5-2-1, and they have a +4.5 average scoring margin. At home, they are 3-1 against the spread, and they’ve been favored in three of their 11 games this season.

Their over/under record is 3-5, with an average line of 48.9 points. Duke’s games average 49.8 points, and this week’s line is set at 53.5 points.

Blue Devils Offense Breakdown

Duke’s offense is averaging 27.2 points per game heading into week 14, placing them 59th in the nation. They are ranked 86th in our offensive power rankings. Their passing game is the strength of the offense, with 245.9 yards per game, ranking 27th in passing attempts and 33rd in completions.

Quarterback Maalik Murphy has thrown for 2,698 yards with 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He has a passer rating of 89. Eli Pancol leads the team with 721 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. Duke is converting just 28.1% of their third-down attempts and is averaging 99.8 rushing yards per game.

Blue Devils Team Defense

Duke's defense heads into this week ranked 37th nationally, allowing 22.6 points per game. In their recent matchup, they gave up 28 points but also forced an interception. Virginia Tech managed 403 total yards, including 190 rushing yards on 53 attempts and 213 passing yards.

Opponents have averaged 153.5 rushing yards per game against Duke and 193.6 passing yards, with a 55.2% completion rate. Quarterbacks have a passer rating of 70.9 against Duke, which ranks 18th-lowest in the country.

Demon Deacons Preview:

Duke’s ATS record stands at 5-2-1, and they have a +4.5 average scoring margin. At home, they are 3-1 against the spread, and they’ve been favored in three of their 11 games this season.

Their over/under record is 3-5, with an average line of 48.9 points. Duke’s games average 49.8 points, and this week’s line is set at 53.5 points.

Demon Deacons Offense Breakdown

Heading into week 14, Wake Forest’s offense is averaging 26.5 points per game, placing them 64th nationally. They rank 77th in our offensive power rankings. Their third-down conversion rate is just 37.5%, and they rank 100th in passer rating.

Hank Bachmeier leads the passing attack with 2,386 yards and a passer rating of 86. He has thrown 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Wake Forest is 32nd in passing attempts per game. Demond Claiborne leads the rushing game with 981 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Demon Deacons Team Defense

Wake Forest's defense has struggled this season, allowing an average of 33.4 points per game, including 42 points in their recent loss to Miami. They gave up 508 total yards, with 280 passing yards and 228 rushing yards, though they did manage to force one interception.

Opponents have averaged 281.7 passing yards per game against Wake Forest, completing 69.5% of their passes. The defense has faced the 112th most passing attempts in the country, while also allowing 165.4 rushing yards per game.

Blue Devils vs Demon Deacons Betting Odds, Trends & Analysis

Through their last ten road games, Duke has an ATS record of just 5-4-1. However, their overall record was 4-6 while averaging 27 points per game.
Through their last ten home games, Wake Forest has an ATS record of just 5-4-1. However, their overall record was 3-7 while averaging 20 points per game.
Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, Wake Forest has an ATS mark of 2-3 while going 1-4 straight up.
In their last three games as the betting favorite, the Duke Blue Devils have a strong straight up record of 3-0. In addition, their ATS record was 2-1 in these scenarios.