Wake Forest vs Kennesaw State Prediction, Game Preview & Betting Lines 2025

Wake Forest vs Kennesaw State: How To Watch
Date: Friday, August 29, 2025
Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV: ACC Network
Location: Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC

Why Kennesaw State Will Win

How long will it take before Wake Forest's offense starts to work again?

The Demon Deacons are all about the portal, with at least eight projected starters coming in from somewhere else. The line is the biggest early concern, and that's where Kennesaw State might be able to hold up.

The defense is mostly homegrown, the linebacking corps is a positive, the corners are great, and the line should be sneaky-tough, even if it isn't deep. But ...

Why Wake Forest Will Win

The Kennesaw State defense might be promising, but the offense has a long, long way to go.

The receiving corps is okay, but the ground game won't do too much early on. The Wake Forest defense has the transfers to form a great rotation, starting on the edge around Colorado State's Gabe Kirschke. 

The Demon Deacon secondary should be an early positive, and the linebacking corps is good, but ..

Wake Forest vs Kennesaw State: Who Will Win

As an FBS program, this is Kennesaw State's first game against a Power Four program. It'll struggle.

All eyes are on the Wake Forest offense.

It failed to get to 28 points in six of the last seven games, and while the team can probably get away with a mediocre performance in this, the pop has to be there to build on going forward.

Wake Forest vs Kennesaw State Prediction, Betting Lines

Wake Forest 38, Kennesaw State 13
Consensus Line: Wake Forest -17.5, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Must See Rating: 2

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