Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks meet thursday to play their season openers
Malone Stadium has a Week 1 contest on tap for Thursday as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks play their season openers.
Oddsmakers currently have the Warhawks listed as 2-point favorites versus the Demon Deacons, while the game’s total is sitting at 45.
Last time out for Wake Forest, they were a 23-21 loser as they battled Vanderbilt on the road. Wake Forest covered in the match as a 14.5-point underdog, while 44 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Louisiana-Monroe won its last outing, a 31-28 result against Louisiana-Lafayette on November 30. Louisiana-Monroe covered in that game as a 17.5-point underdog, while the 59 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Team records:
Wake Forest: 4-8 SU, 5-7 ATS
Louisiana-Monroe: 6-6 SU, 5-7 ATS
Wake Forest most recently:
When playing in August are 4-3
When playing on grass are 1-9
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing outside the conference are 4-6
Louisiana-Monroe most recently:
When playing in August are 1-5
When playing on grass are 5-5
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing outside the conference are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Wake Forest’s last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Wake Forest’s last 19 games
Wake Forest is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Wake Forest is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Louisiana-Monroe is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Louisiana-Monroe is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Louisiana-Monroe is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Wake Forest home to Gardner-Webb, Saturday, September 6
Louisiana-Monroe home to Idaho, Saturday, September 6
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