Tomás Yelmini
NCAA college football has plenty of action scheduled for this weekend, and one of the standout games will be North Carolina vs Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, NC.
This will be a matchup worthy of a poster, as the two quarterbacks, UNC’s Drake Maye and Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman, are the two most important figures of both teams thanks to their excellent performances.
At JefeBet, we bring you the details of how both teams come to the clash, the predictions, and the odds for the North Carolina Tar Heels vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons matchup on November 12, 2022.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the North Carolina vs Wake Forest NCAA Football Game on November 12, 2022
- Where: Truist Field at Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC.
- When: Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 08.30 PM E.T.
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Odds provided by DraftKings.
Betting on the North Carolina Tar Heels
- Season record: 8-1
- Spread: +3.5
- Moneyline: +150
- Over/Under: 77.5
North Carolina is one win away from securing its spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The Tar Heels’ away record is an incredible 5-0 after wins over Appalachian State (63-61) and Georgia State (28-25), followed by league wins at Miami against the Hurricanes (27-24), at Duke vs Blue Devils (38-35), and at Virginia against the Cavaliers (31-28).
Their quarterback, Drake Maye, has been doing great this season: he leads the Bowl Subdivision ranks with 31 touchdown throws, and is 3rd in throwing for 329.3 yards per game. What is incredible is his effectiveness, given that he has been intercepted only three times in 312 attempts, a rate of 1 %.
Betting on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Season record: 6-2
- Spread: -3.5
- Moneyline: -175
- Over/Under: 77.5
Meanwhile, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons were ranked in the top 10 of the Top 25 two weeks ago, but followed that up with losses to Louisville Cardinals and NC State Wolfpack. At home, Wake Forest has a 19-3 record since 2019, with losses to Louisville in 2019 and twice to Clemson.
As we previewed, the strongest part of their team is in their quarterback, Sam Hartman, a fifth-year senior who has 24 touchdown passes and ranks 13th, averaging 302.9 yards per pass. In the last two games against UNC, he threw for 827 yards and nine touchdowns, with two interceptions and three touchdowns on the ground.
JefeBet Prediction
Recent history shows that North Carolina won the last two meetings between the two, but both at home. In 2020, it was epic, as they rallied from 21 points down (45-24) to win 59-53, with Sam Howell’s outstanding performance. But that same story was repeated in 2021, when they came back from a 45-27 deficit to win 58-55.
Now it’s their turn to leave home, and we’ve already noted the strength Wake Forest has built over the past two years. JefeBet‘s prediction is that the latter will win, but by a very narrow margin. It will be a spectacular match!
Prediction: Wake Forest wins by 3 points or less.
