The No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels (8-1, 5-0 ACC) and Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-3, 2-3) tangle Saturday at Truist Field in Winston-Salem. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we look at North Carolina vs. Wake Forest'from Tipico Sportsbook; check back for all our college football picks and predictions.
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North Carolina failed to cover as a 7.5-point favorite but still snuck by Virginia 31-28 Saturday. The win kept UNC undefeated in ACC play. At UVA, the high-octane Tar Heels — No. 17 in the College Football Playoff rankings (Nov. 1) — were held to their lowest single-game yardage total since Sept. 24. UNC, the leading offense in the ACC at 496.8 yards per game, was held to 455 total yards.
The Demon Deacons — tabbed 21st in the CFP rankings — averaged 41.4 points per game over their first 7 contests. However, including a 30-21 loss at current-No. 16 NC State Saturday (as a 3-point favorite), Wake Forest has tallied just 42 points over the last 2 weeks combined. WFU outgained the Wolfpack, 414 yards to 325, but was undone by a minus-3 margin in turnovers.