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Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium is the venue where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-0) will match up against the Old Dominion Monarchs (1-1) on Saturday, September 16, 2023.
The Demon Deacons are very heavy favorites (currently -14) in their game versus the Monarchs, with the over/under at 60.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Demon Deacons are -643 and the Monarchs are +458.)
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Game Info for Wake Forest vs. Old Dominion
- Game Day: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN2
- Location: Norfolk, Virginia
- Stadium: Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
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Wake Forest | -14 | -110 | -109 | 60.5 | -110 | -110 | -643 | +458 |
Wake Forest Pick Insights
- Wake Forest has covered the only spread it has faced this season (1-0-0).
Wake Forest Stats & Insights
- Wake Forest scored 9.5 more points per game (36.1) than Old Dominion gave up (26.6) last year.
- Wake Forest was 7-3 against the spread and 7-3 overall last season when the team put up more than 26.6 points.
- Wake Forest racked up 443.3 yards per game last year, just 0.3 more than the 443 Old Dominion allowed per outing.
- Wake Forest was 5-2 against the spread and 4-3 overall when the team amassed over 443 yards last year.
- Last year Wake Forest averaged 131.4 yards per game on the ground, 67.7 fewer than Old Dominion allowed per outing (199.1).
- Wake Forest had a 3-0 ATS record and a 3-0 overall record when the team ran for over 199.1 yards last season.
- Wake Forest had 19 giveaways last season, while Old Dominion had 19 takeaways.
Wake Forest’s Best Players
- Sam Hartman’s previous season stat line: 3,701 passing yards (284.7 per game), 270-for-428 (63.1%), 38 touchdowns and 12 picks. He also rushed for 133 yards on 103 carries with one rushing TD.
- Last year, Justice Ellison ran for 707 yards on 170 carries (54.4 yards per game) and scored six times.
- Christian Turner churned out 516 yards on 128 carries (39.7 yards per game), with seven rushing touchdowns last season.
- A.T. Perry reeled in 81 catches for 1,096 yards (84.3 per game) while being targeted 127 times. He also scored 11 touchdowns.
- Donavon Greene amassed 642 yards on 37 grabs with six touchdowns. He was targeted 58 times, and averaged 49.4 receiving yards per game.
- Jahmal Banks’ stat line last season: 636 receiving yards, 42 catches, nine touchdowns, on 61 targets.
- Jasheen Davis’ hard work last season put up a stat line of 6.5 sacks, eight TFL and 20 tackles.
- Ryan Smenda Jr. was a wrecking ball on the field, collecting 60 tackles and four TFL last year.
- Chase Jones collected one interception while adding 33 tackles, two TFL, 1.5 sacks, and one pass defended last year.
Old Dominion Betting Insights
- Old Dominion has covered the spread once in two games this season.
- Old Dominion is 0-1 against the spread when an underdog by 14 points or greater this year.
- In Old Dominion’s two games with a set total, two have hit the over (100%).
Old Dominion Pick Insights
- Last season Old Dominion averaged 8.8 fewer points per game (19.5) than Wake Forest gave up (28.3).
- Old Dominion was 1-1 against the spread and 2-0 overall in games when it scored over 28.3 points last season.
- Old Dominion averaged 63.9 fewer yards per game (340.3) than Wake Forest allowed (404.2) per matchup last year.
- In games that Old Dominion amassed more than 404.2 yards last season, the team was 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
- Last year Old Dominion rushed for 43.5 fewer yards per game (92.3) than Wake Forest allowed per outing (135.8).
- Old Dominion turned the ball over two more times (18 total) than Wake Forest forced turnovers (16) last year.
Old Dominion’s Best Players
- Hayden Wolff threw for 2,919 yards and 18 touchdowns last season.
- Blake Watson averaged 74.8 rushing yards per game and collected five rushing touchdowns last year. Watson complemented his rushing performance with 3.1 receptions per game to average 26.2 receiving yards.
- Keshawn Wicks ran for one touchdown on 125 yards a year ago.
- Ali Jennings averaged 79.9 receiving yards and grabbed nine receiving touchdowns over the course of the 2022 season.
- Javon Harvey hauled in four touchdowns and had 573 receiving yards (47.8 ypg) in 2022.
- Last year Ryan Henry put pressure on opposing quarterbacks with four sacks, and added four TFL, 29 tackles, and one interception.
- Jason Henderson had an impressive defensive performance last season with 122 tackles, three TFL, and 0.5 sacks.
- A year ago Terry Jones recorded 42 tackles, four TFL, one sack, and three passes defended as well as two interceptions.