Points should be a plenty on Saturday night when #15 North Carolina visits Wake Forest in a game that has a total pushing nearly 80 points at the offshore sportsbooks. This looks like a game where the winner is whoever has the ball last, but that’s still a ton of points so is it best to take the under in the North Carolina vs Wake Forest matchup?
Before Betting on North Carolina vs Wake Forest
The QB battle between North Carolina’s Drake Maye against Wake’s Sam Hartman is highly anticipated. Hartman has NFL aspirations after this season after throwing 39 TDs to 14 INTs a year ago and posting 24 TDs to 9 picks this season. Hartman has improved his completion percentage (62.7) and rating (158.6) to career bests in his redshirt Junior season.
Maye is just a redshirt freshman so it’s almost unbelievable that he has thrown for 2,964 yards with 31 TDs to just 3 INTs. That’s huge offensive upside, but at the same time during the Tar Heels’ five game win streak, three of those victories have come by just a field goal.
Both of these defenses have an incredible test on Saturday, but which one will survive? UNC has allowed 24+ points in 8 of 9 games this season while Wake has held opponents to 12.5 ppg at home the last two games. Boston College and Army aren’t exactly on the level of North Carolina’s offense, and the Demon Deacons are on a two game losing streak falling 48-21 at Louisville and 30-21 at NC State in back to back road games.
Tar Heels vs Demon Deacons NCAAF Offshore Betting Odds
| Offshore Sportsbook | Moneyline | Total | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | UNC (2.65) | Wake (1.54) | 79.5 | UNC +4 (1.9) | Wake -4 (1.9) |
| Bovada | UNC (2.60) | Wake (1.54) | 79.5 | UNC +4.5 (1.9) | Wake -4.5 (1.9) |
| BetUS | UNC (2.55) | Wake (1.56) | 79.5 | UNC +4.5 (1.91) | Wake -4.5 (1.91) |
| SportsBetting.ag | UNC (2.65) | Wake (1.54) | 79.5 | UNC +4 (1.9) | Wake -4 (1.9) |
| Pinnacle | UNC (2.72) | Wake (1.50) | 79 | UNC +4 (2.00) | Wake -4 (1.88) |
| MyBookie | UNC (2.48) | Wake (1.55) | 78 | UNC +4 (1.9) | Wake -4 (1.9) |
North Carolina vs Wake Forest Prediction & Pick
UNC is 8-1, but Wake Forest is a little more battle tested at 6-3. The Demon Deacons have matched up with good Louisville and NC State teams the past two games and also have clashes with ranked opponents #23 Florida State (31-21 road win) and #10 Clemson (51-45 OT loss). There’s a reason unraked Wake is more than a FG favorite against the #15 team in the CFP standings.
Pick: Wake Forest -4
