Wake Forest vs Syracuse 11/19/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Syracuse Orange clash Saturday in week 12 ACC college football action from Truist Field.

The Syracuse Orange will be out to rebound from a 38-3 loss to Florida State in their last game. Garrett Shrader has thrown for 1,701 yards, 14 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 64.9% passing while also rushing for 371 yards and 6 scores and Sean Tucker has a team-high 829 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns while Oronde Gadsden II has a team-high 42 receptions for 700 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns this season. Devaughn Cooper has 245 receiving yards while five other Orange receivers have at least 100 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Mikel Jones has a team-high 81 total tackles while Syracuse’s defense has combined for 24 sacks and 10 interceptions this season.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons will try to bounce back after a 36-34 loss to North Carolina in their last game. Sam Hartman has thrown for 2,743 yards, 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on 62.2% passing while Justice Ellison has a team-high 534 rushing yards with 4 TDs and Christian Turner has 423 rushing yards and a team-high 7 rushing touchdowns this season. A.T. Perry leads Wake’s receiving group with 52 grabs for 774 yards and 7 touchdowns while Donavon Greene also has 560 receiving yards and 5 receiving TDs this season. Jahmal Banks has 499 receiving yards with 8 touchdowns while Ke’Shawn Williams has 451 rushing yards and Taylor Morin has 393 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Ryan Smenda Jr. has a team-high 91 total tackles while Rondell Bothroyd and Jasheen Davis each have a team-high 5 sacks and Wake’s defense as a unit has 24 sacks and 6 interceptions this season.

Syracuse is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games in November while the under is 4-0 int heir last 4 games following an ATS loss. Wake Forest is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS loss and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games against a team with a winning home record.

I get the reasoning for backing either side in this game, but I’m looking at the Demon Deacons here as I just don’t know what to make of Syracuse’s offense and the offense is just sputtering along. Wake Forest hasn’t been as dominant as they were last season, but they’re still a solid team and they have a top ACC quarterback in Sam Hartman leading the charge. I’ll side with Wake to win this one by two scores.