The Liberty University Flames (2-0, 1-0 Away) are on the road to face the No. 19 Wake Forest University Demon Deacons (2-0, 1-0 Home) at Truist Field on Saturday. The Demon Deacons are 16.5-point favorites, and the total is 63.5. Liberty (2-0, 1-0 Away) is coming off a 21-14 win over UAB at Williams Stadium last Saturday. Kaidon Salter threw for 202 yards. Salter ran 14 times for 79 yards and a touchdown. Noah Frith caught two passes for 75 yards. Wake Forest (2-0, 1-0 Home) beat Vanderbilt 45-25 at FirstBank Stadium last Saturday. Sam Hartman was 18 of 27 for 300 yards and four touchdowns. Quinton Cooley carried nine times for 57 yards and a touchdown. A.T. Perry also scored once. He had five receptions for 142 yards.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Flames are averaging 25.0 points per game so far this season, 95th in FBS, and they are facing a Demon Deacons defense that has surrendered 17.5 PPG (43rd). Meanwhile, Wake Forest has scored 44.5 points a game this season, 19th in the nation, and Liberty is allowing 20.5 PPG (51st).The Flames rank 96th in the country in passing yards per game (202.5) and 30th in rushing (216.0), while the Demon Deacons are 25th in passing yards allowed per game (160.0) and 37th against the run (98.0).Wake Forest is 26th in the nation in passing yards per game (297.0) and 52nd in rushing (181.5). Liberty’s defense has proven stout through the air, as the Flames are 11th in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (126.5). Against the run, the Flames are 128th (246.5).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through two games, Salter has thrown for two touchdowns (1 INT) and 175.0 yards per game to lead Liberty in passing. In one prior away game this season, he had two TDs (1 INT) and 148 yards passing. Salter also leads the team in rushing with an average of 72.0 yards per game. He has one touchdown on the ground. Demario Douglas is the Flames’ leading receiver with 74.0 yards a game and two TDs. Hartman’s performance against the Commodores, his first game of the season, made him the leading passer for Wake Forest. Christian Turner has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 72.0 yards a game through two games. He has three total touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving. Perry has been the primary target in the Demon Deacons’ passing game. He has one touchdown and a 94.5 yard per game average through two appearances.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Wake Forest (-750)
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