Wake Forest vs NC State 11/13/21 College Football Picks and Predictions

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and NC State Wolfpack clash in a week 11 ACC college football contest from Truist Field on Saturday night.

The NC State Wolfpack will be looking to build on their 28-14 win over Florida State in their last matchup. Devin Leary has thrown for 2,475 yards, 25 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 66% passing while Zonovan Knight leads the Wolfpack in rushing with 617 rushing yards along with 3 touchdowns and Ricky Person Jr. has 487 rushing yards with 4 TDs. Emeka Emezie has 44 grabs for 550 yards while Thayer Thomas has 38 grabs for 403 yards and 6 touchdowns. Devin Carter has 366 receiving yards while two more NC State receivers have 200+ receiving yards and another three have at least 100 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Drake Thomas leads the Wolfpack with 74 total tackles as well as 4 sacks and a pair of interceptions while Vi Jones and Davin Vann each have 3.5 sacks as well this season.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons come into this game off of their first loss of the season thanks to a 58-55 loss at the hands of North Carolina in their last game. Sam Hartman has thrown for 2,873 yards, 27 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 62.5% passing while Christian Beal-Smith has a team-high 533 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns. Justice Ellison has 421 rushing yards with 4 TDs and Christian Turner has 334 rushing yards while Hartman has rushed for 285 rushing yards and 8 TDs this season. Jaquarii Roberson has a team-high 50 catches for 848 yards and 8 scores while A.T. Perry has 42 grabs for 845 yards and 10 TDs. Taylor Morin has 377 receiving yards and Ke’Shawn Williams has 282 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Ryan Smenda Jr. has a team-high 54 total tackles while Traveon Redd has a team-high 3 interceptions and Rondell Bothroyd has 5.5 sacks to lead the Demon Deacons. Luiji Vilain is right behind with 5 sacks of his own this season.

NC State is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 conference games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 games as an underdog. Wake Forest is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 home games.

I get the case to be made for either side, but while it may be a square play, I’m siding with the over. I think this is another shootout for Wake Forest as NC State is more than capable of hanging points on the board and Wake hasn’t been held under 35 points in any of their games this season. Give me the over.