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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 9/22/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
NOTRE DAME
 
WAKE FOREST
-6  

+6  
-240

+190

59.5
 
56
Final
27

NOTRE DAME (3 - 0) at WAKE FOREST (2 - 1)
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Week 4 Saturday, 9/22/2018 12:00 PM
Board OpenLatest
343NOTRE DAME-7-6.5
344WAKE FOREST55.559
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NOTRE DAME - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games3-0+2.41-20-323.317.0365.3(5.1)1.316.76.3358.7(4.6)2.3
Last 3 Games3-0+2.41-20-323.317.0365.3(5.1)1.316.76.3358.7(4.6)2.3
Turf Games3-0+2.41-20-323.317.0365.3(5.1)1.316.76.3358.7(4.6)2.3
NOTRE DAME - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)23.317.021.728:1845-165(3.6)15-2657.0%201(7.6)72-365(5.1)(15.7)
Opponents Defensive Avg.17.11120.129:2339-145(3.7)18-3158.0%179(5.7)70-324(4.6)(18.9)
Defense (All Games)16.76.322.331:4236-107(3)24-4356.6%252(5.9)79-359(4.6)(21.5)
Opponents Offensive Avg.30.214.422.331:3739-191(5)20-3162.9%228(7.3)70-419(6)(13.9)

WAKE FOREST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games2-100-32-136.022.0547.3(5.9)2.326.013.7456.7(6)1.0
Home Games1-1-10-22-042.529.5547.0(5.9)2.030.520.5467.0(6.2)1.0
Last 3 Games2-100-32-136.022.0547.3(5.9)2.326.013.7456.7(6)1.0
Turf Games2-100-32-136.022.0547.3(5.9)2.326.013.7456.7(6)1.0
WAKE FOREST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)36.022.030.328:1652-269(5.1)23-4155.3%278(6.8)93-547(5.9)(15.2)
Opponents Defensive Avg.32.62025.830:1348-236(4.9)18-3256.2%228(7)81-464(5.7)(14.3)
Offense Home Games42.529.529.529:5257-319(5.6)18-3651.4%228(6.3)93-547(5.9)(12.9)
Defense (All Games)26.013.721.331:4438-146(3.8)23-3861.4%311(8.2)76-457(6)(17.6)
Opponents Offensive Avg.33.421.22330:4741-186(4.6)22-3463.9%284(8.4)75-471(6.3)(14.1)
Defense Home Games30.520.522.030:0837-142(3.9)25-3867.1%324(8.5)75-467(6.2)(15.3)
Average power rating of opponents played: NOTRE DAME 34,  WAKE FOREST 23.7
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NOTRE DAME - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/1/2018MICHIGAN24-17W3W48.5U47-13212-22-170133-5824-36-2492
9/8/2018BALL ST24-16W-33.5L59.5U41-11717-31-297347-16923-50-1802
9/15/2018VANDERBILT22-17W-13.5L53U48-24516-26-135027-9426-43-3263
9/22/2018@ WAKE FOREST            
9/29/2018STANFORD            
10/6/2018@ VIRGINIA TECH            
10/13/2018PITTSBURGH            

WAKE FOREST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
8/30/2018@ TULANE23-17W-7.5L55.5U43-17031-51-378341-15319-38-2831
9/8/2018TOWSON51-20W-33.5L57.5O54-34017-27-242230-6535-51-3451
9/13/2018BOSTON COLLEGE34-41L6L59O60-29820-45-214244-22016-25-3041
9/22/2018NOTRE DAME            
9/29/2018RICE            
10/6/2018CLEMSON            
10/20/2018@ FLORIDA ST            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NOTRE DAME: The Fighting Irish played like their four-win 2016 season never happened last year, reaching 10 wins with a bowl win over LSU. Some key members of that dominant rushing attack are gone, including RB Josh Adams and linemen Quenton Nelson and Mike McGlinchey. Plus, quarterback Brandon Wimbush (or someone else) needs to step it up as a passer. But the defense should be destructive, as it returns stars like DT Jerry Tillery, linebackers Te'von Coney and Drue Tranquill, and corner Julian Love.
WAKE FOREST: Like Dave Doeren at NC State, Dave Clawson has built this Demon Deacons team steadily upward over his time at the helm. The roster this season is all-around solid, but replacing departed QB John Wolford (29 TDs, 6 INTs last year) will be a massive challenge'one made harder by presumed starter Kendall Hinton's three-game season-opening suspension. If he's named starter when he returns, he'll need to find a rhythm quickly: The Deacons' fourth game is against Notre Dame.
PREVIEW
No. 8 Notre Dame heads to Wake Forest
 

Notre Dame has been solid if not overwhelming in three home games, and now the eighth-ranked Fighting Irish take their first road venture.

"We have a challenge on the road," coach Brian Kelly said. "We know we have to play at a high level to win on Saturday. ... Just understanding when you're on the road, momentum usually works against you. Those things don't generally decide the game, it's still about your execution and your preparation."

Saturday afternoon's game against Wake Forest at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, N.C., ought to give Kelly, whose team is 3-0 for the fourth time in the past seven years, another indication of the development of his team.

Notre Dame is one of nine teams nationally with unbeaten records with a schedule exclusively against Football Bowl Subdivision competition.

This could be a chance for the Irish to get their offense cranked up given Wake Forest's mishaps in pass coverages. The Demon Deacons (2-1) gave up five passing touchdowns last week to Boston College.

"Defensively, right now, we're not playing well in the secondary," Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said. "It's just all explosives."

Notre Dame quarterback Brandon Wimbush blistered Wake Forest with 280 passing yards and 110 rushing yards in last year's game in South Bend, Ind.

Yet Wimbush has been mistake-prone at times this season, with four interceptions compared to one touchdown toss in three games.

Part of Wimbush's issues might come from a youthful receiving corps.

"Growing pains. We're still growing," Kelly said of the unit. "We're all trying to look for that consistency in performance."

Wake Forest linebacker Justin Strnad said the defense has been hindered by biting on play-action fakes, leaving the secondary vulnerable.

On top of Wake Forest's woes in giving up big plays, Notre Dame has scored in the first four minutes of games in eight different games covering a two-season span.

Last Saturday's game against Vanderbilt was the fifth straight victory for Notre Dame in which it held the opposing team to fewer than 20 points.

The biggest clash could come when Wake Forest's rushing attack meets Notre Dame's defensive front. Wake Forest has gained 264 yards per game on the ground, while Notre Dame has allowed 107 rushing yards per outing.

Notre Dame's defense that hasn't given up a rushing play of 20 or more yards this season.

"A prolific offense," Kelly said of Wake Forest. "They're starting a true freshman quarterback in (Sam) Hartman, but he's really comfortable in the offense. He's supported with a really good offensive line. ... This is the first week where we have batch of film and have a pretty good sense of what we're getting."

Wake Forest running back Cade Carney has reached the 100-yard mark the past two games, while Matt Colburn was the team's leading rusher in the Boston College game with 117 yards (compared to Carney's 116).

Notre Dame didn't have to deal with dynamic receiver/punt returner Greg Dortch last year because the Wake Forest standout was injured.

"He can take over a football game, an electric player," Kelly said of Dortch. "He's someone we have to keep an eye on as it relates to special teams."

Wake Forest's offense had done plenty to get Kelly's attention. For the first time in school history, the Demon Deacons have racked up 500 or more yards of total offense in four consecutive games.

Yet the Demon Deacons often slumped in the red zone.

"We continue to have red-zone struggles," Clawson said. "We end up kicking field goals. Anytime you don't score a touchdown down there, they're just points you're leaving off the board."

That's underscored by freshman kicker Nick Sciba, who has kicked six field goals -- five coming from less than 30 yards away.

Notre Dame is the highest-ranked non-conference opponent to visit Wake Forest since the Demon Deacons pulled a September 1996 shocker by toppling No. 13 Northwestern. There was also a 1979 upset of No. 13 Auburn.

But in large part, Wake Forest hasn't had much success against rated foes. The Demon Deacons are 23-134-1 against Top 25 opposition, though they defeated No. 25 North Carolina State last November.

This is the fifth meeting in an eight-season stretch between the teams.

Wake Forest is the first of five Atlantic Coast Conference opponents for Notre Dame this season.


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