A primetime ACC matchup is on tap this week when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-4, 2-2) host the California Golden Bears (4-4, 0-4) at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium on Friday. The Demon Deacons are coming off a 27-24 win over Stanford and will be looking to notch their third straight victory. Cal snapped a four-game losing streak in its 44-7 win over Oregon State in its last outing, and will be looking for the program's first conference win as a member of the ACC.
Kickoff in Winston-Salem is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. The Golden Bears are favored by 7.5 points in the latest Wake Forest vs. California odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 54.5 points, down one from the opening line. Before making any Cal vs. Wake Forest picks, you need to see the Week 11 college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is an NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big on sports betting apps for the last two years.
Kaylor has destroyed the sportsbooks in college football the last two seasons, netting a whopping 71.5 units while posting a 196-118-4 record since Week 1 of the 2023 season. All of his picks have been featured on his SportsLine expert page or in his weekly bylined articles. Anyone who followed his picks is way up.
Now, Kaylor has dialed in on Wake Forest vs. Cal on Friday and just revealed his college football picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are the college football odds and college football betting lines for Cal vs. Wake Forest:
- Cal vs. Wake Forest spread: Cal -7.5
- Cal vs. Wake Forest over/under: 54.5 points
- Cal vs. Wake Forest money line: Cal -292, Wake Forest +231
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Why Wake Forest can cover
Wake Forest has home-field advantage in this matchup. Cal has to travel more than 2,700 miles for this game and will be moving from the Pacific to the Eastern time zone. The Demon Deacons are also coming off arguably their top two defensive performances of the year in their wins over Stanford and UConn.
Offensively, Wake Forest is led by former Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier. The 6-foot-2 senior has thrown for 1,958 yards, 12 touchdowns and six interceptions. The Demon Deacons also have one of the top running backs in the ACC in Demond Claiborne, who's racked up 711 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns. See which team to pick here.
Why Cal can cover
This is a long trip for the Golden Bears, but they will be facing a Wake Forest team that hasn't played particularly well at home. The Demon Deacons are 1-4 at home, with their only victory in Winston-Salem coming against North Carolina A&T. Cal is winless in ACC play, but the Golden Bears pushed Miami and Pitt, who are both nationally ranked, to the brink, losing those two games by a combined three points. Cal also beat Auburn on the road in non-conference play.
The Golden Bears have a potential game-changer at quarterback in Fernando Mendoza. The 6-foot-5 sophomore has completed 68.5% of his passes for 2,095 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions. Mendoza's top target has been sophomore tight end Jack Endries, who is emerging as one of the best players at his position in the ACC. Endries enters Friday with 34 catches for 421 yards and two touchdowns. See which team to pick here.
How to make Wake Forest vs. Cal picks
Kaylor has analyzed Cal vs. Wake Forest from every angle and he's leaning Under on the point total. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
So who wins Cal vs. Wake Forest in Winston-Salem on Friday, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who profited $7,150 for $100 college football bettors since Week 1 of the 2023 season, and find out.