Boston College vs Wake Forest 11/27/21 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston College Eagles meet the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday in week 13 ACC college football action from BC Alumni Stadium. Wake Forest played Clemson in their last game. The Deacons would go on to lose in an upset. As for Boston College, they’re fresh off a game against Florida State. In that one the Eagles fell in a tough three-point loss. Check back all season long for free college football picks at Sports Chat Place. 

Wake Forest won their first eight games this year, taking out Old Dominion, Norfolk State, Florida State, Virginia, Louisville, Syracuse, Army and Duke. After a loss to North Carolina 58-55, Wake beat NC State 45-42 in the next game. 

On Saturday versus Clemson, the Deacons gave up double-digit points in three of four quarters during a 48-27 loss. QB Sam Hartman had 312 yards with a TD and a pick, and Quinton Cooley finished with 39 yards and a TD from eight carries.

Over on the Boston College side, they got off to a nice 4-0 run over their first quartet this year. The Eagles then fell to Clemson, NC State, Louisville and Syracuse before beating Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech. 

In the Florida State game, Boston College was down 19-3 at halftime but eventually made a game of it despite losing 26-23. QB Phil Jurkovec had 148 yards and a TD, while Pat Garwo led the rush with 71 yards and a score on 24 carries. 

The Deacons are 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 road games and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 as a road favorite. The over is 4-0 in Wake’s last four road games. 

Meanwhile, the Eagles are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 at one and 1-4 ATS in the last five on turf. The under is 4-0 in Boston College’s last four after an ATS loss. 

PICK: I’m going to try Boston College. The Eagles took a while to get going against Florida State but looked better in the second half. Boston College finished with 21 first downs and 6-of-16 on third down tries but were still in line for a potential comeback win after 13 fourth-quarter points. The team just fell short. 

As for Wake Forest, they looked out of sorts in the Clemson game, giving up 543 total yards, 7.3 yards per play and 25 first downs. The Deacons had just 36 rush yards (playing from behind most of the way) and three turnovers. It’s going to be a long week of practice.