Wake Forest vs Texas A&M 12/30/21 - Gator Bowl Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 12/16/2021 at 10:37 PM ET

This New Year's Eve 2021 11am the NCAA football is back in action. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are in Jacksonville FL to face the Texas A&M Aggies in TIAA Bank Field. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the best betting angles here at Picks and Parlays your leader in free sports betting picks!

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are 10-3, 6-7 against the spread, sitting in 1st place in the Atlantic Coastal conference. Offensively the Demon Deacons are averaging 307.7 passing yards, 161.5 rushing yards, and 41.2 points. Defensively the Demon Deacons allow 221.8 passing yards, 202 rushing yards, and 30.3 points.

Key players for the are Quarterback Sam Hartman completing 276 of 469 passes for 3924 yards, 36 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Runningback Christian Beal-Smith with 123 carries for 581 yards and 7 touchdowns and Receiver A.T. Perry with 61 receptions for 1166 yards and 14 touchdowns.

The Texas A&M are 8-4, 7-5 ATS, sitting in 4th place in the South Eastern conference. Offensively Aggies the are averaging 208.6 passing yards, 183 rushing yards, and 29.3 points. Defensively the Aggies allow 192.7 passing yards, 134.8 rushing yards, and 15.9 points.

Key players for the Aggies are Quarterback Zach Calzada completing 193 of 328 passes for 2185 yards 17 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Runningback Isaiah Spiller with 170 carries for 1011 yards and 6 touchdowns and Receiver Jalen Wydermyer with 40 receptions for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns.

I think this will be a fight to the finish. And I think whoever has the ball last will win. While both the Aggies and the Demon Deacons started their season with playoff hopes the Gator Bowl would normally provide for a let down game with 2 teams going thru the montions. But I think both squads will be motivated in this one. To be honest it can go either way so I'm taking the points and my best bet is WF -5. Final Score Prediction Texas A&M wins, Wake Forest covers the spread and the total goes over 31-28.

 

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