This one is a Saturday-night ACC showcase: No. 15 Virginia has steamrolled to an 8-1 start while Wake Forest arrives as a feisty 5-3 underdog. The market is eyeing a competitive game — and the number that jumps off the board is the total. In a matchup where Virginia’s offense has been explosive and Wake’s games have been up-and-down defensively, will the over cash for bettors?

How to Watch Wake Forest vs Virginia

• When: Saturday, November 8, 2025 — 7:00 PM ET.

• Where: Scott Stadium — Charlottesville, VA.

• TV / Stream: ESPN (or ESPN/ACC networks designation; network assignment may be updated late-week).

• Official market lines (snapshot): Virginia -6.5; Wake Forest +6.5. Market over/under shown around 47.5–48.5 at major books (user provided: o/u 47.5). Use current book prices before locking a wager.

• Records (entering the game): Virginia 8–1; Wake Forest 5–3.

Betting Odds

According to oddmakers from online sportsbook Bovada.lv, the Cavaliers are 6.5-point home favorites to knock off the Demon Deacons. The total, meanwhile, sits at 47.5 points.

Public Betting Information

Bettors still aren’t fully buying into the Cavaliers. According to The Spread.com’s College Football Public Betting Chart page, 58% of betting tickets are on Wake Forest to cover on Saturday night.

Weather report (Scott Stadium — Charlottesville, VA)

Traffic-to-field weather looks very mild and unlikely to suppress scoring. Forecasts show temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s°F at kickoff, light winds, and only a small chance of rain — conditions that favor both passing games and special-teams play (i.e., no weather-induced scoring drag). If anything, cool-but-dry conditions help offenses sustain drives late into the fourth. Double-check local updates the day of the game, but as of this writing the weather is a non-factor for an under/over lean.

Wake Forest vs Virginia Prediction

Play: OVER 47.5

• Virginia’s offense is clicking. The Cavs have been one of the ACC’s more efficient scoring units this year — they push tempo and generate chunk plays that flip field position and quicken possession clocks (which increases play volume and scoring opportunities). That profile fits a matchup that can produce an extended clock of possessions.

• Wake Forest’s volatility on defense. Wake has shown it can score in bunches, but it’s also surrendered big point totals in losses this season. When Wake’s defense gets stretched by tempo and explosive plays, opponents have capitalized — a recipe for higher totals. (See recent Wake games with wide scoring swings.)

• Market context: modest line gap, total sitting mid-to-upper 40s. Virginia as a ~6.5-point favorite implies a game that will be competitive enough for Wake to stay in it — teams in that range tend to allow more possessions and more fourth-quarter scoring, both of which help the OVER. Multiple books show totals around 47.5–48.5, so value exists if you prefer the mid-40s number.

• Weather is neutral-to-favorable for scoring. Mid-to-upper 50s, light winds, and low precipitation probability — nothing to slow down passing units or kickers. That removes a common reason totals go under.

Final score: Virginia 31, Wake Forest 28
Rationale: Virginia’s offense outpaces Wake’s defense enough to put up 30+, while Wake’s offense has the weapons (and recent splits) to reach the high-20s in a final that stays competitive through the fourth quarter — exactly the kind of game that beats middling totals.

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