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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Merrimack
Warriors
FCS Independents (FCS)
3
9% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
ACC (FBS)
40
91% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Wake Forest by 35.51
TOTAL POINTS
43
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Merrimack
Wake Forest
|
68
D+
|
Overall |
84
B-
|
|
72
C-
|
Power |
82
B-
|
|
69
D+
|
Offensive |
78
C+
|
|
82
B-
|
Defensive |
84
B
|
|
94
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
80
B-
|
|
94
A-
|
SoS (Future) |
80
B-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Merrimack
Wake Forest
| 423 | Overall | 55 |
| 242 | Power | 61 |
| 294 | Offensive | 76 |
| 200 | Defensive | 52 |
| 156 | SoS (Current) | 66 |
| 156 | SoS (Future) | 66 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Merrimack
Wake Forest
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-8 (33.3%) |
Overall |
9-4 (69.2%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Home |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Away |
3-2 (60%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-6 (25%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-3 (62.5%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-1 (80%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Merrimack
Wake Forest
| #273 Central Conn St | Best Win | #25 Virginia |
| #414 New Haven | Worst Loss | #82 Florida St |
| 25 pts vs #636 St Anselm | Largest MOV | 38 pts vs #133 Delaware |
| 25 pts vs #303 Stony Brook | Largest MOD | 35 pts vs #82 Florida St |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Merrimack
Wake Forest
| 20.5 | Points per Game | 28.1 |
| 24.4 | Points Against | 22.1 |
| 22.2 | Home PPG | 28.3 |
| 14.6 | Home PA | 17.3 |
| 19.3 | Away PPG | 24.8 |
| 31.4 | Away PA | 27.4 |
| 71-71 | Opponent Record | 89-78 |
| 327.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 93 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Merrimack
Wake Forest
| Nov 22 vs Fordham (1-11) W 27-26 | Jan 2 Mississippi St (5-8) W 43-29 |
| Nov 15 at Sacred Heart (8-4) L 37-42 | Nov 29 at Duke (9-5) L 32-49 |
| Nov 8 at New Haven (5-5) L 31-41 | Nov 22 vs Delaware (7-6) W 52-14 |
| Nov 1 at Colgate (5-7) L 20-23 | Nov 15 vs North Carolina (4-8) W 28-12 |
| Oct 18 at Harvard (9-2) L 7-31 | Nov 8 at (25) Virginia (11-3) W 16-9 |
| Oct 11 vs Maine (6-6) L 13-20 | Nov 1 at Florida St (5-7) L 7-42 |
| Oct 4 vs Robert Morris (3-9) W 24-7 | Oct 25 vs SMU (9-4) W 13-12 |
| Sep 27 at Stony Brook (6-6) L 10-35 | Oct 11 at Oregon St (2-10) W 39-14 |
| Sep 20 vs Central Conn St (8-5) W 16-14 | Oct 4 at Virginia Tech (3-9) W 30-23 |
| Sep 13 at Kennesaw St (10-4) L 13-27 | Sep 27 vs Georgia Tech (9-4) L 29-30 |
| Sep 6 vs St Anselm (5-5) W 31-6 | Sep 11 vs North Carolina St (8-5) L 24-34 |
| Aug 30 at Kent St (5-7) L 17-21 | Sep 6 vs Western Carolina (7-5) W 42-10 |