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No. 9 Wake Forest will be looking to keep its College Football Playoff campaign alive when it travels to take on North Carolina on Saturday afternoon. The Demon Deacons are coming off double-digit wins over Army and Duke, improving to 8-0 on the season. UNC (4-4) had playoff aspirations of its own heading into the year, but it has already suffered four losses.

Kickoff is set for noon ET. The Tar Heels are 2.5-point favorites in the latest North Carolina vs. Wake Forest odds at Caesars Sportsbook, while the total is 77. Before entering any Wake Forest vs. North Carolina picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,700 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also enters Week 10 of the 2021 season on a 28-15 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns. 

Now, the model has set its sights on North Carolina vs. Wake Forest. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football odds for Wake Forest vs. UNC:

  • North Carolina vs. Wake Forest spread: UNC -2.5
  • North Carolina vs. Wake Forest over-under: 77 points

What you need to know about Wake Forest

The Duke Blue Devils typically have all the answers at home, but last Saturday Wake Forest proved too difficult a challenge as the Demon Deacons won 45-7. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0. Quarterback Sam Hartman was a one-man wrecking crew for Wake Forest, passing for three TDs and 402 yards in addition to rushing for two TDs and 61 yards.

Hartman leads an elite Demon Deacons offense that ranks fifth in scoring, averaging 43.4 points per game. Wake Forest has scored at least 35 in every game with a season high of 70 points two weeks ago vs. Army. Hartman's 28 total TDs (22 passing, six rushing) are the sixth most in FBS.

What you need to know about North Carolina

This will be the toughest team that Wake Forest has faced this season. The Demon Deacons have relied on their offense to make up for a shaky defense, but that is going to be more of a challenge on Saturday. North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell became the program's all-time leader in passing yards in last week's loss to Notre Dame.

Howell threw for 550 yards and six touchdowns against Wake Forest last season, so he will bring confidence into this start. The Demon Deacons have struggled late in the year over the last five years, going 7-11 in the month of November. All the pressure is on them in this game, which makes this a tough task on the road.

How to make North Carolina vs. Wake Forest picks

The model is leaning over on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins North Carolina vs. Wake Forest? And which side of the spread cashes in almost 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Wake Forest vs. North Carolina spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that finished the past five-plus years up nearly $3,700 on its FBS college football picks, and find out.