Wake Forest at Louisville
LOUISVILLE (Interstat) — Wake Forest will visit Louisville on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Ky.
The Demon Deacons and Cardinals both enter at 2-1. Wake Forest is the visiting team, while Louisville is at home. Wake Forest’s most recent outing ended in a 33-20 loss to Miami (FL). In that game, quarterback Gio Lopez completed 29 of 46 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns. Deuce Lawrence added six carries for 27 yards and one reception for 14 yards, while Ty Clark III had three carries for 3 yards and one catch for 13 yards.
Wake Forest opened the season with a 38-16 home win over Akron and followed with a 38-36 overtime road win at Purdue. Lopez is the player to watch for Wake Forest.
Louisville also sits at 2-1 after a 41-31 home win over SMU. Quarterback Lincoln Kienholz completed 14 of 23 passes for 177 yards and ran 12 times for 42 yards, accounting for three touchdowns. Keyjuan Brown rushed 10 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns, and Isaac Brown added 10 carries for 67 yards, one reception for minus-2 yards and one touchdown.
Earlier this season, Louisville beat Villanova 59-13 at home and fell 41-38 at Ole Miss. Kienholz is the player to watch for the Cardinals. Against Villanova, he completed 16 of 21 passes for 332 yards and ran six times for 42 yards while accounting for four touchdowns. Against Ole Miss, he completed 18 of 29 passes for 307 yards and ran 14 times for 69 yards while accounting for three touchdowns. Kienholz has thrown for 177, 332 and 307 yards in his past three games. He also ran for 42, 42 and 69 yards in those games.
The weather forecast for game time is 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Wake Forest’s schedule after Saturday includes games against Stanford, North Carolina State, California, Virginia, Merrimack, SMU, Georgia Tech and Duke. Louisville’s upcoming slate includes North Carolina State, Florida State, Syracuse, Stanford, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Kentucky.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Louisville 35, Wake Forest 22. Interstat’s ELO system gives Louisville an 86.7 percent probability to win. Wake Forest has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +12.5. The over/under for the game is 57.5.