COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Wake Forest enters at 3-1 and has been more efficient on both sides of the ball, averaging 31.5 points and 426.5 yards per game while allowing 28.0 points and 384.3 yards. Stanford is 2-2 and has been more volatile, scoring 21.0 points per game while allowing 33.5. The Cardinal lean heavily on the pass, averaging 272.8 passing yards per game, but they are still giving up 294.3 passing yards per game and 149.5 rushing yards per game, which leaves them exposed if Wake Forest can create balance on offense. Wake Forest’s 279.5 passing yards per game and 147.0 rushing yards per game give the home team more ways to control tempo and keep Stanford behind the chains.
Wake Forest should be in control at home, with the better balance and the stronger scoring profile leading to a projected 34-19 final. Stanford can throw the ball well enough to stay competitive for stretches, but the Cardinal defense has been too leaky to trust against a team that is already averaging over 31 points per game. The best betting angle is Stanford Cardinal Team Total Under 20.5, since the projected game script points to Wake Forest dictating pace and Stanford landing short of a scoring mark that assumes more efficiency than it has shown so far.
