Notre Dame at Wake Forest - 9/26/20 College Football Picks and Prediction

On the season, Notre Dame is averaging 39.5 ppg on 435.0 total yards per game (205.5 passing yds/g; 229.5 rushing yds/g). Offensively, Notre Dame has been led by QB Ian Book who has completed 62.0% of his passes on the season for 406 yards (203.0 passing yds/g), 1 TD, and 1 INT. The top targets for Ian Book in the passing game have been Tommy Tremble (8 rec, 98 yards), Joe Wilkins Jr. (4 rec, 44 yards), and Michael Mayer (4 rec, 43 yards). Leading the way for the Notre Dame backfield has been Kyren Williams who has rushed for 174 yards & 2 TD’s on the season. Williams is also the leading receiver for the Fighting Irish, as he has 4 receptions for 103 yards on the season. Also contributing to the Notre Dame rushing attack has been C’Bo Flemister (13 att, 127 yards, TD) & Chris Tyree (14 att, 85 yards, TD).

Defensively, Notre Dame is holding their opponents to an average of 6.5 ppg on 281.5 total yards per game (192.0 passing yds/g; 89.5 rushing yds/g).

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons dropped to 0-2 on the season after being defeated by the NC State Wolfpack, 45-42, this past Saturday. In a tight, back and forth game, Wake Forest could not fight back after a three-yard TD run by NC State’s Ricky Person Jr. gave the Wolfpack the lead for good with 5:51 left in regulation. Wake Forest was outgained by the NC State by a 463-385 margin and committed one turnover in the loss. Leading the way for the Demon Deacons was RB Kenneth Walker III who had 131 yards and 3 TD’s on 27 carries.

On the season, Wake Forest is averaging 27.5 ppg on 357.5 total yards per game (264.5 passing yds/g; 93.0 rushing yds/g). Offensively, Wake Forest has been led by the backfield due of Kenneth Walker III (33 att, 150 yards, 3 TD) & Christian Beal-Smith (24 att, 68 yards, TD). QB Sam Hartman has completed 59.6% of his passes for 418 yards and a TD. The top targets for Sam Hartman in the passing game have been Jaquarii Roberson (11 rec, 167 yards, TD), Taylor Morin (12 rec, 145 yards, TD), and Donavon Greene (4 rec, 85 yards).

Definitely, Wake Forest is allowing their opponents to average 41.0 ppg on 512.0 total yards per game (284.5 passing yds/g; 227.5 rushing yds/g.

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Notre Dame looked like a top-10 team agianst South Florida and should be able to continue to roll agianst a Wake Forest team that I think is going to be in for a long season. Wake Forest has had no answers defensively in their first two games and as the Demon Deacons are nowhere near as dynamic on the offensive end as they were last year, I think they struggle to put up points in this one allowing Notre Dame to cover this big spread. Good Luck.