The 17th-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers will travel to the Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night to take on the 18th-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the ACC Championship game.
The Panthers are 10-2 (7-1) and are riding a four-game winning streak and are coming off a 31-14 road win over the Syracuse Orange. Senior quarterback Kenny Pickett finished going 28-of-38 for 209 yards with four touchdowns and an interception.
The Demon Deacons are 10-2 (7-1) this season and are coming off a 41-10 road win over the Boston College Eagles. Sophomore quarterback Sam Hartman went 20-of-32 for 236 yards with three touchdowns and an interception.
Wake Forest at Pittsburgh Betting Preview
Addison Catching Touchdowns
Sophomore wide receiver Jordan Addison has been playing extremely well this season as he has recorded 85 receptions for 1,353 yards (15.9 yards per catch) with 17 receiving touchdowns as well as five rushing attempts for 23 yards (4.6 yards per carry) with a rushing touchdown.
In his last game against Syracuse, he finished with 11 catches for 81 yards (7.4 yards per reception) with two touchdown receptions.
The Pittsburgh Panthers have been a good defensive program this season as they are giving up 23.3 points per game. In their previous game against the Syracuse Orange, Pittsburgh allowed 14 points on 242 total yards of offense (217 passing, 25 rushing).
The Panthers dominated as they forced the Orange to run for half a yard per attempt. Pittsburgh also shut down the ability to move the chains for Syracuse as they went just 3-of-12 on third down attempts and 1-of-2 on fourth down opportunities.
No Sophomore Slumping
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons have been throwing the ball to sophomore wide receiver A.T. Perry as he has 56 catches for 1,112 yards (19.9 yards per reception) with 13 receiving touchdowns.
In their previous game against Boston College, Perry finished with four receptions for 81 yards (20.3 yards per catch) with two receiving touchdowns.
The defensive prowess of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons has been decently well thus far as they are allowing 29.1 points per game. In their previous game against the Boston College Eagles, Wake Forest gave up 10 points on 182 total yards of offense (19 passing, 163 rushing).
The Eagles only converted on just 1-of-10 third down attempts. Wake Forest dominated against the opposing quarterbacks as they went 3-of-12 for 19 passing yards with a touchdown and two interceptions against them.
Who to Bet on
The top sportsbooks in the nation are currently listing this game as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons are under a field goal favorite. However, Pittsburgh is 9-3 against the spread this season, while Wake Forest is 6-6 against the spread.
The offenses are a little bit of a difference thus far as the Panthers are averaging 40.8 points in their last four games while the Demon Deacons are scoring 37.7 points in their previous three games. All in all, go with the Pittsburgh Panthers to cover the spread on the road in this game.