Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 11/01/25

We look to Tallahassee on Saturday night as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons take on the Florida State Seminoles. The Seminoles are 10-point favorites despite being winless in conference play. They are now 0-4, losers of 4 straight games, and they do not look good at all. Meanwhile, the upstart Demon Deacons have won 3 in a row and are knocking on the door of bowl eligibility. Wake is still not getting much respect though, and Florida State is still getting way too much respect for my liking. I am happy to see the Deacs catching 10 points on the road, and I will happily play that.

Wake will be overmatched in terms of pure athletes, but this is a team that can compete. Their defense, and in particular their passing defense, is really solid, and they held a really good SMU offense under 250 yards last week. They generate a good pass rush, cover well on the back end, and they force turnovers. If their offense can give them anything at all, they can stay in this game. My problem with FSU is that it seems like a pattern now with Mike Norville that the longer the season goes on, the more opponents figure him out and out-coach him. They are so dependent upon the transfer portal that I have significant concerns about the internal player development, and they seem to have gotten worse since opening week when the Noles looked so much stronger and faster than Alabama. In short, I don’t trust this team, and I would not be at all surprised to see them struggle to put away Wake Forest. Give me the points with the underdog here.

Wake Forest vs Florida State Prediction: Wake Forest +10 (-110) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.