WINSTON-SALEM (Interstat) — Wake Forest will host Stanford on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. The Demon Deacons enter 3-1, while the Cardinal are 2-2. The Cardinal are 0-1 on the road this season, while the Demon Deacons are 1-1 at home. The forecast at kickoff calls for 83 degrees.

Stanford is coming off a 34-27 home win over Georgia Tech. Quarterback Davis Warren completed 22 of 36 passes for 396 yards and three touchdowns and ran four times for 4 yards in that victory. He also passed for 151 yards and a touchdown at Duke. Against Georgia Tech, Micah Ford ran 19 times for 55 yards and caught two passes for 4 yards and a touchdown, while Sedrick Irvin ran 11 times for 33 yards and caught one pass for 9 yards. The Cardinal also have a home win over Hawaii, a loss to Miami (FL) and a loss at Duke this season. Stanford opened with a 37-27 win over Hawaii, fell 45-6 to Miami (FL) and lost 35-7 at Duke before beating Georgia Tech.

Wake Forest most recently won 30-27 at Louisville. Quarterback Gio Lopez completed 12 of 19 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown and ran eight times for 15 yards. He threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns against Miami (FL). Ty Clark III ran 21 times for 91 yards and two touchdowns against Louisville, and Deuce Lawrence added 10 carries for 64 yards. The Demon Deacons also beat Purdue in overtime and Akron, and lost at home to Miami (FL). Wake Forest opened with a 38-16 win over Akron, beat Purdue 38-36 in overtime and lost 33-20 to Miami (FL).

Warren and Lopez are the players to watch. Warren has passed for 547 yards and four touchdowns over his past two games. Lopez has passed for 537 yards and four touchdowns while adding 15 rushing yards over his past two games. The matchup will be Stanford’s first true road game since a loss at Duke. Wake Forest will look to protect its home field.

After this game, Stanford plays at Notre Dame, then hosts Elon and North Carolina State. Wake Forest visits North Carolina State and California before hosting Virginia, Merrimack and SMU. Stanford later plays at Louisville, Virginia Tech and California and hosts SMU. Wake Forest later visits SMU and Georgia Tech and hosts Duke.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Wake Forest 50, Stanford 22. Stanford has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +14, and the over/under is 53.5.