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Sat, Oct 17 · 10:30 PM ET

Wake Forest logoWAKEWake Forest5-1 · 2026
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California logoCALCalifornia3-3 · 2026

Wake Forest at California preview

Market win prob.WAKE 76%

Market: DraftKings' pregame moneyline with the bookmaker's margin removed. Not betting odds.

Numbers to know

  • 1WAKE has won its last 3 games (2026 season, finals only).
  • 2WAKE has outscored opponents by 14.0 points per game over its last 5 (36.6–22.6).
  • 3Last meeting: California beat Wake Forest 46–36 — the 2024 season.
Wake Forest logo

WAKE recent form

Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)

  • W10/10@ NC State logo NC State38–14
  • W10/3vs Stanford logo Stanford57–3
  • W9/26@ Louisville logo Louisville30–27
  • L9/18vs Miami logo Miami20–33
  • W9/12@ Purdue logo Purdue38–36
California logo

CAL recent form

Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)

  • W10/10vs Virginia Tech logo Virginia Tech25–20
  • L10/3@ UNLV logo UNLV31–39
  • L9/26vs Clemson logo Clemson10–24
  • W9/19vs Wagner logo Wagner49–7
  • W9/12@ Syracuse logo Syracuse21–18

Key players

College football: we hold no player game logs, so there is no key-player pick.

Head to head

WAKE 0 – 1 CAL · last 1

Meetings since 2016.

  • 2024CAL 46 @ WAKE 36

All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.