Saturday, September 10, 2016

Wallace Wade Stadium

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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons take on the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Wallace Wade Stadium. The opening line for this game has Duke as 5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 45. This season the Demon Deacons are 0-1-0 against the spread and their over/under record is 0-1-0. The Blue Devils have an over/under record of 0-1-0 and they are 1-0-0 against the spread.

John Wolford finished with 79 yards through the air for Wake Forest last week. He completed 9 passes out of 17 attempts for a 53% completion percentage. The Demon Deacons were led in rushing by Kendall Hinton, who finished with 24 yards on 8 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 3 yards per carry. Matt Colburn was the team leader in receiving with a total of 29 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. As a team in that game Wake Forest got a total of 10 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 4 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 55 total plays for 175 yards for the game. The Demon Deacons ran for 79 yards on 34 attempts.

Daniel Jones finished with 189 yards through the air for Duke last week. He completed 10 passes out of 15 attempts for a 67% completion percentage. The Blue Devils were led in rushing by Jela Duncan, who finished with 115 yards on 15 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 8 yards per carry. Johnathan Lloyd was the team leader in receiving with a total of 62 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 31 yards per reception. Duke got a total of 29 first downs by way of 17 rushing, 9 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 89 total plays for 535 yards for the game. The Blue Devils ran for 308 yards on 63 attempts.

Wake Forest scores 7 points per game on offense this season, which ranks 125th in Division 1. In the passing department, they average 12 passes on 21 attempts for a 57.1 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 96 yards per game through the air as well, which ranks them 124th in college football. The Demon Deacons run for an average of 79 yards per game on 34 attempts for an average of 2.3 yards per carry. That ranks them 115th in the nation. They also run 55 plays per contest and average 3.2 yards per play for an average of 175 yards per game, ranking their offense 127th overall this season. The Demon Deacons average 10 first downs per game which ranks them 127th in the country. They accumulate 45 penalty yards per game via 5 penalties, which ranks 78th in the nation.

Wake Forest allows 134 passing yards per game, ranking 29th in D-1, and they allow 3 points per contest on defense, which ranks 10th. They give up 12 completions on 23 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 52.2. The Demon Deacons allow 146 rushing yards per game on 47 carries for an average of 3.1 yards per carry, which ranks their rush defense 79th in the country. Wake Forest allows 280 total yards per game including 4 yards per play, which ranks their overall defense 43rd in terms of yards per game. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4 penalties for 30 yards per game, ranking them 21st among D-1 teams.

Duke averages 49 points per game this season on offense, which ranks them 28th in the country. In the passing department, they complete 16 passes per game on 26 attempts for a 61.5 percent completion percentage. They throw for 227 yards through the air per game, ranking them 65th in Division 1. The Blue Devils run for an average of 308 yards per game on 63 attempts for an average of 4.9 yards per carry this season, which ranks them 13th on the ground. They also run 89 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for a total of 535 yards per game, ranking them 25th in the country on offense. The Blue Devils get an average of 29 first downs per game, which ranks 13th in the nation. They average 85 penalty yards per game via 10 penalties, ranking them 16th in college football.

Duke allows an average of 74 passing yards yards per game, which ranks 11th in Division 1. Their defense overall allows 6 points per contest, which has them ranked 12th in the nation. They give up 7 completions on 25 attempts for a completion percentage of 28 per game. The Blue Devils allow 38 rushing yards per contest on 29 carries for a 1.3 average per rush, ranking their overall rush defense 6th in the country. Duke allows 112 total yards per game for an average of 2.1 yards per play, which ranks 2nd in D-1. They force 2 turnovers per contest and 9 penalties for 80 yards in each contest, ranking 113th in the nation.

Wake Forest Betting Trends

Wake Forest is 0-1-0 against the over/under this season

Wake Forest has an ATS record of 0-1-0 this season

Duke Betting Trends

Duke is 0-1-0 against the over/under this season

Duke has an ATS record of 1-0-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Wake Forest

09/04/16 DB Amari Henderson Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Duke
09/04/16 RB Tyler Bell Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Duke

Duke

09/04/16 WR Scott Bracey Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Wake Forest
09/01/16 DT Zach Morris Knee out for season
08/28/16 QB Thomas Sirk Achilles out for season
08/20/16 DT Brandon Boyce Suspension expected to miss first 3 games
08/20/16 DB Phillip Carter Suspension expected to miss first 3 games

Guy's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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