Can #23 FSU Stay Undefeated Against #22 Wake Forest In Week 5?

• The Florida State Seminoles have -250 odds to beat Wake Forest in Week 5.
• There is a 6.5-point spread on the game in favor of FSU.
• Wake Forest has gone 0-5 in their last five games in Tallahassee.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State Seminoles have made their way back into the top-25 as the #23 ranked team in the country and are going into Week 5 as 6.5-point favorites over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. This marks the first time since 2018 that the Seminoles have cracked the top-25 and have been running with it as they sit with a 4-0 record.

#23 Florida State Vs. #22 Wake Forest

• Moneyline: Florida State (-250) vs. Wake Forest (+210)
• Spread: Florida State -6.5 (-115)
• Total: 64 Points

Legal online betting sites have clearly done their research on this one listing FSU as the favorite given that there are plenty of betting trends siding with the Noles. Most notably though is that Wake Forest has gone 0-5 in their last five games against Florida State when playing in Tallahassee.

Trending Towards The Noles

Aside from the Seminoles handling business against Wake Forest in their last five meetings at home, there are plenty of other trends that back their college football odds for this matchup. First, FSU is 6-1 ATS overall in their last seven games. They are also thriving against ACC opponents having gone 4-1 ATS in their last five conference games.

On the Wake Forest side, they’ve had some trouble with consistency after a win against the spread having gone 1-4 ATS after covering in the week prior. Similarly, since 2019, they’ve gone a measly 6-5 against the spread following a loss, but are only covering by 1.8 points on average which doesn’t help their case here being that the spread is at 6.5.

As for different matchup trends, Wake Forest is 1-4 ATS in their last five meetings at Florida State, the home team has also gone 3-0-1 ATS in their last four meetings. On the total points, the under has been the side to lean on in recent games with it going 6-1 in their last seven meetings at FSU and 7-0 in their last seven meetings overall.

Stats Don’t Lie

On the season, both FSU and Wake Forest sit far apart on the offensive and defensive ACC rankings as well which sit in favor of Florida State. On the offensive end, Wake is putting up 43.8 ppg compared to FSU’s 37.5, but the Seminoles lead the conference in total yards per game at 503.8 compared to the 437.5 that Wake Forest is going for.

The defensive state also implies an explosive game for Florida State as the Demon Deacons have allowed 30.5 ppg to opponents and 375.8 ypg. FSU has held their ground on defense this season allowing the fourth fewest points 18.8 and third in yards against 310.5 per game in the conference.

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