2020 ACC PREVIEW

The college football world is changing every day. With that said, the schedules, win totals, basically everything below could change tomorrow. It's still better than nothing.

Betting Notes

The current Win Total odds were taken from Sportsbettingdime.com (LINK). Lines are hard to come by these days so who really knows what is available out there.

- Keep an eye out for Wake Forest win totals. They are listed at 6 wins as of right now. The loss of Jamie Newman at quarterback may not be a huge deal since Sam Hartman should step right in and do just fine. However, the news of Sage Surratt opting out is HUGE. Once Surratt went down with an injury last year, the Wake Forest season went down with (along with Jamie Newman's numbers). On top of that, Wake seemed to get a pretty tough draw in the new ACC schedules. They just recently added Campbell to the schedule which is not reflected in the graphics, but that would only bump them up to 2 projected wins. In order to hit the current over, they could only afford 4 losses. With Clemson, Notre Dame, North Carolina, and Louisville all on the schedule, assuming those are all losses, going perfect the rest of the way without someone like Surratt seems like a tough task.

- Florida State, where is the hype coming from? They have plenty of talent on defense, but why will this offense be any different from last year? The offensive line is still going to be a major sore point, and the quarterback position is still iffy as well. Just like Wake Forest, the Seminole's schedule also includes Clemson, Notre Dame, UNC, and Louisville. If they happen to lose all four of those games you are already pushing the 7.0 win total. Preseason camp has featured multiple off the field issues with the lockerroom and new HC Mike Norvell. I just can't seem to find enough positives to even think about taking the over.

FINNELYTICS PROJECTED SCORES

- Cornell Powell - With Tee Higgins off to the NFL and Justyn Ross out for the year someone will have to step up besides Amari Rodgers for Clemson this year. Cornell Powell has been buried in the depth chart for most of his Clemson career, but he has the tools. Clemson has two other similar young receivers in Joe Ngata and Frank Ladson, however, Powell may be leaned on for more of his veteran leadership and experience.

- Donavan Greene - The news of Sage Surratt opting out of the 2020 season is terrible news for the Deacons, however it will give Greene an opportunity to shine. Greene played the last 4 games of last year's campaign and is still just a redshirt freshman. He exploded for 7 catches and 172 yards against Syracuse.

- Shane Simpson - Simpson may not start for the Cavs, but the FCS transfer from Towson brings plenty of talent and much-needed depth. Simpson was an FCS All-American in 2018 and was on the Walter Payton Award watch list before last season until he went down with a season-ending injury in week 3.

- Phil Jurkovec - Jurkovec finally had his eligibility waiver granted earlier this month and will presumably be the starter for the Eagles. A much-needed boost at the position and glimmer of hope to add some dynamic passing ability to what is normally a very run-heavy offense.

- Chase Brice - The one time Clemson hero transferred to Duke in the offseason and he will fill the hole left by Quentin Harris. Duke should be great on the defensive side of the ball, however, it will depend on Brice to bring this offense out of the shadows.