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Wake Forest football predictions & picks

Atlantic Coast

2026 record: 8-1
ACC: 1st
PPG: 43.3
Streak: W6
Last 5: Won 57–3 vs Stanford · Sat, Oct 3 Won 38–14 at NC State · Sat, Oct 10 Won 41–7 at California · Sat, Oct 17 Won 51–7 vs Virginia · Sat, Oct 31 Won 77–0 vs Merrimack · Sat, Nov 7

Wake Forest next game

Wk 11

Wake Forest @12:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 SMU

Best pick WAKE +5.5−213 77% confidence See the prediction: Wake Forest at SMU

Wake Forest 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 vs Akron Akron W38–16 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Purdue Purdue W38–36 OT —

Wk 3Fri, Sep 18Sep 18 vs Miami Miami L20–33 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Louisville Louisville W30–27 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Stanford Stanford W57–3 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @NC State NC State W38–14 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @California California W41–7 WAKE ML−455✓ Wake Forest at California prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Virginia Virginia W51–7 WAKE ML−625✓ Virginia at Wake Forest prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Merrimack Merrimack W77–0 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @SMU SMU 12:00 PM ET WAKE +5.5−213 Wake Forest at SMU prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @Georgia Tech Georgia Tech TBA Pick coming soon

Wake Forest team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 43.3/ game 4th

Total yards 487.7/ game 6th

Passing yards 311.9/ game 10th

Rushing yards 175.8/ game 42nd

Third-down conversions 51.4% 9th

Giveaways 0.3/ game 2nd

Time of possession 28:26 107th

Defense

Points allowed 15.9/ game 13th

Yards allowed 310.0/ game 25th

Passing yards allowed 225.0/ game 87th

Rushing yards allowed 85.0/ game 8th

Takeaways 0.8/ game 120th

Penalties 8.6/ game 131st

Wake Forest leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Gio Lopez 2,176yds 18 TD · 1 INT · 67.1% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Ty Clark III 416yds 8 TD · 4.8 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Carlos Hernandez 945yds 61 catches · 7 TD · 8 games

Tackles Vincent Firenze 53 9 games

Sacks Langston Hardy 5.5 9 games

Interceptions Rushuan Tongue 1 2 passes defended · 9 games

Wake Forest picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

100.0% 2 won · 0 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

ACC standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Wake Forest Wake Forest 810 8-1 .889 390143 +247 W6

2 Miami Miami 810 8-1 .889 405173 +232 L1

3 Duke Duke 720 7-2 .778 297117 +180 W3

4 SMU SMU 720 7-2 .778 333206 +127 W1

5 Louisville Louisville 630 6-3 .667 367233 +134 W4

6 Pittsburgh Pitt 630 6-3 .667 287178 +109 W1

7 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 630 6-3 .667 308215 +93 L1

8 Clemson Clemson 630 6-3 .667 204186 +18 W2

9 North Carolina North Carolina 540 5-4 .556 244205 +39 W1

10 Syracuse Syracuse 450 4-5 .444 264229 +35 L1

11 Virginia Virginia 450 4-5 .444 233208 +25 L3

12 Florida State Florida St 450 4-5 .444 276255 +21 W1

13 NC State NC State 450 4-5 .444 260248 +12 L1

14 Boston College Boston College 450 4-5 .444 197243 −46 L2

15 Stanford Stanford 450 4-5 .444 183336 −153 L1

16 California California 360 3-6 .333 197284 −87 L3

17 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 270 2-7 .222 215290 −75 L4

Wake Forest FAQ

Who does Wake Forest play next?

Next up for Wake Forest: on the road at SMU, Saturday, November 14, 12:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Wake Forest’s record this season?

Wake Forest is 8-1, 1st in the ACC.

Who leads Wake Forest in passing yards?

Gio Lopez, with 2,176 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (18 TD · 1 INT · 67.1% comp. · 8 games).

What is the model’s record picking Wake Forest games?

Its best pick is 2-0 in Wake Forest games this season (100.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

ACC rivals

All teams

Boston College California Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami NC State North Carolina Pittsburgh SMU Stanford Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech

Wake Forest this week

Wake Forest is 8-1, 5-1 in ACC play. Its last game was a 77–0 win over Merrimack at home on November 7, its sixth in a row. Its offense averages 43.3 points a game (4th in FBS), and its defense allows 15.9 (13th).

Next up, Wake Forest visits SMU on Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Wake Forest is a 1.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 61.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Wake Forest vs SMU prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.