Virginia vs Wake Forest Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 9)
Sun, Nov 1, 12:00 AM ET
Why we pick this side
This season, Virginia is 3-1 with 162 points for and 52 against; Wake Forest is 3-1 with 126 points for and 112 against.
Virginia is 4-1 in its last 5, averaging 35.0 scored and 11.8 allowed; most recently beating Delaware 42-3 on September 26, 2026. Wake Forest is 4-1 in its last 5, averaging 33.8 scored and 28.2 allowed; most recently beating Louisville 30-27 on September 26, 2026.
These teams have met once in our results history, on November 8, 2025: Wake Forest 16, Virginia 9.
Injury report: Virginia lists 7 (Solomon Beebe, Injured; Jack Stevens, Injured; Dillon NewtonShort, Injured; more below); Wake Forest lists 4 (Ny Carr, Injured; Elijah Otieno, Injured; Langston Hardy, Injured; more below).
Injuries
Virginia
- Solomon Beebe: Injured, Suspension
- Jack Stevens: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dillon NewtonShort: Injured, Hamstring
- Triston Ward: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dallas Brannon: Injured, Suspension
- Lukas Sanker: Injured, Hamstring
- Jaylen Jones: Injured, Undisclosed
Wake Forest
- Ny Carr: Injured, Undisclosed
- Elijah Otieno: Injured, Undisclosed
- Langston Hardy: Injured, Undisclosed
- Kerrington Lee: Injured, Undisclosed
Recent form
Virginia
- September 26, 2026: W 42-3 vs Delaware
- September 19, 2026: L 27-38 vs West Virginia
- September 11, 2026: W 59-3 vs Norfolk State
- August 29, 2026: W 34-8 vs NC State
- December 27, 2025: W 13-7 at Missouri
Wake Forest
- September 26, 2026: W 30-27 at Louisville
- September 18, 2026: L 20-33 vs Miami
- September 12, 2026: W 38-36 at Purdue
- September 3, 2026: W 38-16 vs Akron
- January 2, 2026: W 43-29 at Mississippi State
Head to head
- November 8, 2025: Wake Forest 16, Virginia 9