Week 7 · College Football

Wake Forest vs California prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives California a 64% chance to beat Wake Forest in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#71 Atlantic Coast Conference

Wake Forest

3% to make the 12

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#64 Atlantic Coast Conference

California

7% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadCalifornia −5.5Model
Projected scoreWake Forest 23 — California 29

California is the pick by 5.5, but it's live — 64% on the model.

Chaos meter72 · LIVE
72/ 100
CalmMayhem

Wake Forest

36%

to win

California

64%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Wake Forest
vs
California
#77Offense · EPA/play#93
#14Defense · EPA/play#75
#3Explosiveness#64
#116Success rate#89
26%Returning production23%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

1 meeting all-time

California leads 1–0

Last met 2024 · Wake Forest 36–46 California— California won

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