Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh 12/4/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

On Saturday the Pittsburgh Panthers play the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina in the ACC Championship Game. Pittsburgh is 10-2 overall and finished 7-1 in the ACC following a 31-14 victory over Syracuse on Saturday. Kenny Pickett passed for 209 yards with four touchdowns and one interception and Jordan Adamson caught 11 passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns. 

Kenny Pickett has passed for 4,066 yards with 40 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Panthers’ signal caller has been sacked 26 times. The leading rusher is Israel Abanikanda with 580 yards and five touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Jordan Addison with 1,353 yards with 17 touchdown receptions. On defense, cornerback Brandon Hill is the leading tackler with 69 and lineman Calijah Kancey is the leader in quarterback sacks with 6.5.

Wake Forest completed its regular season at 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the Atlantic division of the ACC finishing first by one game over North Carolina State. Wake Forest defeated Boston College 41-10 on Saturday. Quarterback Sam Hartman passed for 236 yards with three touchdowns and one interception and rushed for 51 yards and one touchdown. Wide receiver A.T. Perry caught two touchdown passes.

Sam Hartman has passed for 3,711 yards with 34 touchdowns and nine interceptions, The leading rusher is Christian Bale-Smith with 557 yards and seven touchdowns, while the leading receiver is A.T. Perry with 1,112 yards and 13 touchdowns receptions. On defense, linebacker Ryan Smenda Jr is the leading tackler with 70 and lineman Rondell Bothroyd is the leader in quarterback sacks with 6.5.