Week 13 · College Football

Duke vs Wake Forest prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Wake Forest a 56% chance to beat Duke in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#70 Atlantic Coast Conference

Duke

4% to make the 12

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#71 Atlantic Coast Conference

Wake Forest

3% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadWake Forest −2.5Model
Projected scoreDuke 25 — Wake Forest 27

A coin flip. The model nudges Wake Forest by a field goal — 56% to win.

Chaos meter87 · TOSS-UP
87/ 100
CalmMayhem

Duke

44%

to win

Wake Forest

56%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Duke
vs
Wake Forest
#25Offense · EPA/play#77
#113Defense · EPA/play#14
#26Explosiveness#3
#31Success rate#116
18%Returning production26%

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

Series history

102 meetings all-time

Duke leads 60–40–2

Last met 2025 · Duke 49–32 Wake Forest— Duke won

Both sidelines

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What Duke is hearing

What Wake Forest is hearing

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