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The Demon Deacons paid as underdogs in 2025, with three outright wins at +160 or longer, and one unit on Wake Forest in every priced game finished 4.12 up; only 17 FBS teams did better. Against the spread they went 8-4.

The underdog wins

Wake Forest went 8-4 and covered eight of 12, a cover rate 14 FBS teams topped and 12 tied.

The Deacons 2025 regular season, game by game2025-08-29 v Kennesaw State Owls 10-92025-09-06 v Western Carolina Catamounts 42-102025-09-11 v NC State Wolfpack 24-342025-09-27 v Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 29-302025-10-04 at Virginia Tech Hokies 30-232025-10-11 at Oregon State Beavers 39-142025-10-25 v SMU Mustangs 13-122025-11-01 at Florida State Seminoles 7-422025-11-08 at Virginia Cavaliers 16-92025-11-15 v North Carolina Tar Heels 28-122025-11-22 v Delaware Blue Hens 52-142025-11-29 at Duke Blue Devils 32-49Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margincovered the spreaddid not cover0
8-4 in 12 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

As an underdog it was 3-4 straight up and 4-3 against the number. The three wins carried the moneyline: 30-23 at Virginia Tech at +160, 13-12 over SMU at +170 and 16-9 at Virginia at +215, 5.45 units together. Six of the seven underdog games had a price (the closing game at Duke did not), and they netted 2.45.

October did the most: three wins, three covers, 4.13 units, the 39-14 win at Oregon State at -120 among them.

One unit on the Deacons to win, every game0-1+1+2+3+4+4.12 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 11 priced 2025 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Laying points

Favored five times, Wake Forest won all five and covered four. Thirteen FBS teams covered a larger share as favorites, and four matched. The miss was the opener, 10-9 over Kennesaw State at -18.5.

Home and road

Away from home the moneyline returned 3.58 units over four priced games; 14 FBS teams did better on the road. At home the record was 5-2 with five covers, but the home moneyline was only 0.54 up, because the two home losses came as underdogs: 24-34 to NC State at +230 and 29-30 to Georgia Tech at +360, the second of them a cover.

The Deacons at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (7)won 5 (71.4%)covered 5 of 7 (71.4%)Away (5)won 3 (60.0%)covered 3 of 5 (60.0%)Favorite (5)won 5 (100.0%)covered 4 of 5 (80.0%)Underdog (7)won 3 (42.9%)covered 4 of 7 (57.1%)50%
2025 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Seven of the 12 Wake Forest games went over the posted total. Wake Forest closed with a Duke’s Mayo Bowl win, 43-29 over Mississippi State.

Questions and answers

How did Wake Forest do as an underdog in 2025?

3-4 straight up, 4-3 against the spread, 2.45 units up over six priced games.

How often did Wake Forest cover the spread in 2025?

Eight times in 12 regular-season games.

How did Wake Forest do when favored in 2025?

Five wins in five games and four covers.

Past games

  1. Stanford at Wake Forest · 3 OctOur number has Wake Forest by 13.9.
  2. Wake Forest at Louisville · 26 SepOur number has Louisville by 6.9.
  3. Miami at Wake Forest · 18 SepThe Miami vs Wake Forest recap produced a winning favorite, a winning underdog spread and a losing total recommendation.

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