ASA play 8* on: #145 Florida State +4.5 over Wake Forest, 3:30PM ET - Florida State came into the season with high hopes, but an 0-2 SU start has dampened the Seminoles spirits. They are facing a “must win” situation here if they want to salvage any semblance of a successful season. The Noles played a top ten team in Notre Dame to the wire in the opener but came up short. Then last week they suffered a big upset loss (favored by 28) to Neon Deon Sanders and Jacksonville State. FSU lost that game on a 59-yard Hail Mary pass to end the game. Now the Noles must get back up to face an ACC foe in Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are off to a 2-0 start, but they’ve faced Norfolk State and Old Dominion. Old Dominion didn’t play last season and was 1-11 SU the year before. Despite playing two bad programs the Deacons rank 75th in total yards per game, 74th in passing and 70th in rushing offensively. Wake Forest has decent defensive numbers, but they are not what they should be considering the competition they’ve faced. FSU has a decisive rushing advantage here and can win this game in the trenches. Had this game been played the first week of the season the Noles may have been favored in this game and now they are catching over a field goal. In fact, going back to 2010 the Deacons have never been favored in this series. Going back to 2018 Florida State is 11-8 SU when coming off a loss and we like them here plus the points.