Week 4 · College Football

Wake Forest vs Louisville prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Louisville a 75% 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

@

#39 Atlantic Coast Conference

Louisville

13% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadLouisville −10.5Model
Projected scoreWake Forest 21Louisville 31

Louisville should handle it: 10.5-point edge, 75% to win.

Chaos meter50 · LEAN
50/ 100
CalmMayhem

Wake Forest

25%

to win

Louisville

75%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Wake Forest
vs
Louisville
#77Offense · EPA/play#82
#14Defense · EPA/play#21
#3Explosiveness#97
#116Success rate#37
26%Returning production46%

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

Series history

10 meetings all-time

Louisville leads 7–3

Last met 2022 · Louisville 4821 Wake ForestLouisville won

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What Wake Forest is hearing

What Louisville is hearing

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