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Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Louisville Cardinals Recap - Cardinals Win 45-21

Jalen Mitchell tore up the turf for 168 rushing yards on Saturday to lead the Cardinals to a 45-21 win over the Demon Deacons at Cardinal Stadium.

Louisville won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +2.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 61.0.

Jalen Mitchell rushed for 168 yards, while Malik Cunningham added 38 yards in the win. Dez Fitzpatrick and Braden Smith added 77 and 53 receiving yards respectively.

Christian Beal-Smith rushed for 58 yards for Wake Forest, while Justice Ellison added 50 yards. Sam Hartman threw for 224 yards for the Demon Deacons, while receivers Jaquarii Roberson and Blake Whiteheart had 138 and 38 yards respectively.

Wake Forest lost the offensive yardage battle to Louisville 453-351 yards in Saturday's game. Louisville had more first downs as that total ended up 19-17.

Louisville led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 36:56-23:04 split in that important category.