Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 3:45 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Wake Forest · Conference game
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4-3 · Power #49
20
projected
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6-1 · Power #20
29
projected
UVA 21%
79% WAKE
Spread
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Total
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model 49
Model line
WAKE -11.5
WAKE 79% to win
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Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Wake Forest 79%
Projected UVA 20 – WAKE 29 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
WAKE -11.5
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
No market line yet
Total
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Model 49
How the model gets there (points from WAKE’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadWAKE rating edge+8.7+Home field+2.5+Travel+0.2=Model marginWAKE by 11.4
TotalScoring ratings49.0=Model total49.0

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UVA+7.4 →+4.6▼ 2.8#51
WAKE+3.0 →+13.3▲ 10.3#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

UVA
Longer bar = better
WAKE
#61
Offense
WAKE better ▶
#14
#52
Defense
Even
#46
+0.7 #20
Turnovers
◀ UVA better
+0.1 #63
67 plays #66
Pace
Even
65 plays #77
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UVA has the ball
Even matchup
UVA offWAKE defEdge
Points / game 30.0 #66 19.4 #36 WAKE
Yards / play 5.45 #103 4.59 #19 WAKE
PPA / play +0.23 #34 +0.07 #63 UVA
Success rate 47% #39 41% #66 UVA
When WAKE has the ball
Advantage: WAKE offense
WAKE offUVA defEdge
Points / game 37.4 #20 19.7 #39 Even
Yards / play 6.83 #15 5.00 #40 WAKE
PPA / play +0.36 #3 +0.09 #72 WAKE
Success rate 49% #18 40% #57 WAKE

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
UVA scoring against the WAKE defense
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UVA scored
9.4
#19
6.4
#105
15.9
#64
6.4
#61
7.7
#54
14.1
#55
WAKE allowed
4.0
#46
6.7
#63
10.7
#52
2.3
#16
4.6
#30
6.9
#14
WAKE scoring against the UVA defense
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WAKE scored
9.0
#28
12.3
#20
21.3
#18
8.1
#26
5.9
#96
14.0
#57
UVA allowed
2.4
#14
8.1
#83
10.6
#49
4.6
#65
4.6
#30
9.1
#40

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
WAKE +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 4 mph
gusts 4 mph · kickoff forecast
Rest
UVA8d
WAKE14d bye
WAKE +6 days
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 133fast

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