Wake Forest at Duke 11/26/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons visit Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina on Saturday to play The Duke Blue Devils. Wake Forest improved to 7-4 overall and 3-4 in ACC play following its 45-35 victory over Syracuse. Wake Forest gained 543 yards of total offense while allowing Syracuse to gain 477 yards of total offense. Sam Hartman passed for 331 yards and four touchdowns. Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman has passed for 3,074 yards with 32 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The leading rusher for Wake Forest is Justin Ellison with 534 yards and four touchdowns, while the leading receiver is A.T. Perry with 993 yards and 10 touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Ryan Smenda Jr is the leading tackler with 103. Wake Forest has 26 quarterback sacks and six interceptions.

Duke dropped to 7-4 overall and 4-3 in ACC play following its 28-26 loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday. Duke gained 353 yards of total offense but committed two costly turnovers one of which was a fumble that was returned by Pittsburgh 30 yards for a touchdown. Duke allowed Pittsburgh 310 yards of total offense. 

Duke quarterback Riley Leonard has passed for 2,403 yards with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. Leonard is also the leading rusher with 621 yards and 11 touchdowns while Jordan Waters has rushed for 557 yards and eight touchdowns. Jalon Calhoun is the leading receiver with 637 yards and three touchdown receptions. On defense, cornerback Darius Joyner is the leading tackler with 92. Duke has 27 quarterback sacks and eight interceptions.