Football Takes has you covered with our College Football previews for the Power 5 conferences for the 2021 season. Today, our ACC Football preview focused on the win totals of each team.
College Football 2021 is a quirky thing for many reasons. As you look through these numbers for the over/under of each team from the Atlantic Coast Conference, be sure to analyze the schedule closely before you place a wager.
ACC Football Preview
1. Boston College
DraftKings Over/Under: 7
Boston College Eagles 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 4 Colgate
- Sept. 11 at UMass
- Sept. 18 at Temple
- Sept. 25 Missouri
- Oct. 2 at Clemson
- Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 16 NC State
- Oct. 23 at Louisville
- Oct. 30 at Syracuse
- Nov. 5 Virginia Tech
- Nov. 13 at Georgia Tech
- Nov. 20 Florida State
- Nov. 27 Wake Forest
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: The schedule is soft and out of the gate they should beat Colgate and UMass. Look for them to get to seven wins and go bowling.
2. Clemson
DraftKings Over/Under: 11.5
Clemson Tigers 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 5 Georgia (neutral site)
- Sept. 12 at Wake Forest
- Sept. 19 The Citadel
- Sept. 26 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 3 Virginia
- Oct. 10 Miami
- Oct. 17 at Georgia Tech
- Oct. 24 Syracuse
- Oct. 31 Boston College
- Nov. 7 at Notre Dame
- Nov. 14 OPEN DATE
- Nov. 21 at Florida State
- Nov. 28 Pitt
- Dec. 5 at Virginia Tech
Analysis- None of these teams are better than the Tigers (maybe Georgia) but expect a lone loss along the way.
3. Duke
DraftKings Over/Under: 4
Duke Blue Devils 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 4 at Charlotte
- Sept. 11 North Carolina A&T
- Sept. 18 Northwestern
- Sept. 25 Kansas
- Oct. 2 at North Carolina
- Oct. 9 Georgia Tech
- Oct. 16 at Virginia
- Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 30 at Wake Forest
- Nov. 6 Pitt
- Nov. 13 at Virginia Tech
- Nov. 18 Louisville
- Nov. 27 Miami
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: Wins over Kansas, Charlotte, and NC A&T. They are likely to pick up another along the way, how about Northwestern at home? That hits four wins.
4. Florida State
DraftKings Over/Under: 5.5
Florida State Seminoles 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 5 Notre Dame
- Sept. 11 Jacksonville State
- Sept. 18 at Wake Forest
- Sept. 25 Louisville
- Oct. 2 Syracuse
- Oct. 9 at North Carolina
- Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 23 UMass
- Oct. 30 at Clemson
- Nov. 6 NC State
- Nov. 13 Miami
- Nov. 20 at Boston College
- Nov. 27 at Florida
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: When you start with Notre Dame and finish with Florida that is tough. Looking to the middle we find a few bright spots in Jacksonville Stare and UMass and maybe a win over Syracuse. I don’t see a path to 6 wins.
5. Georgia Tech
DraftKings Over/Under: 4.5
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 4 Northern Illinois
- Sept. 11 Kennesaw State
- Sept. 18 at Clemson
- Sept. 25 North Carolina
- Oct. 2 Pitt
- Oct. 9 at Duke
- Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 23 at Virginia
- Oct. 30 Virginia Tech
- Nov. 6 at Miami
- Nov. 13 Boston College
- Nov. 20 at Notre Dame
- Nov. 27 Georgia
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: Good warm-up schedule with likely wins over Northern Illinois and Kennesaw State, After that we find few wins with possible on toad at Duke. Not getting to five wins.
6. Louisville O/U 6.5
DraftKings Over/Under: 6.5
Louisville Cardinals 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 6 Ole Miss (in Atlanta)
- Sept. 11 Eastern Kentucky
- Sept. 17 UCF
- Sept. 25 at Florida State
- Oct. 2 at Wake Forest
- Oct. 9 Virginia
- Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 23 Boston College
- Oct. 30 at NC State
- Nov. 6 Clemson
- Nov. 13 Syracuse
- Nov. 18 at Duke
- Nov. 27 Kentucky
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: They lose on the road to Clemson, Ole Miss, and UCF but win out. Maybe a random loss or two somewhere makes this a seven-win season.
7. Miami
DraftKings Over/Under: 9.5
Miami Hurricanes 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 4 Alabama (in Atlanta)
- Sept. 11 Appalachian State
- Sept. 18 Michigan State
- Sept. 25 Central Connecticut
- Sept. 30 Virginia
- Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 16 at North Carolina
- Oct. 23 NC State
- Oct. 30 at Pitt
- Nov. 6 Georgia Tech
- Nov. 13 at Florida State
- Nov. 20 Virginia Tech
- Nov. 27 at Duke
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: Easier to count the losses. After Alabama, there is a chance to run the gamut. Probably a loss in this schedule but 10 wins are likely.
8. North Carolina State
DraftKings Over/Under: 6
NC State Wolfpack 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 2 USF
- Sept. 11 at Mississippi State
- Sept. 18 Furman
- Sept. 25 Clemson
- Oct. 2 Louisiana Tech
- Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 16 at Boston College
- Oct. 23 at Miami
- Oct. 30 Louisville
- Nov. 6 at Florida State
- Nov. 13 at Wake Forest
- Nov. 20 Syracuse
- Nov. 26 North Carolina
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: Losses looming from Clemson, Miss State, Miami, Louisville, and Florida State give them five wins.
9. North Carolina
DraftKings Over/Under: 10
North Carolina Tarheels 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 2 at Virginia Tech
- Sept. 11 Georgia State
- Sept. 18 Virginia
- Sept. 25 at Georgia Tech
- Oct. 2 Duke
- Oct. 9 Florida State
- Oct. 16 Miami
- Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 30 at Notre Dame
- Nov. 6 Wake Forest*
- Nov. 11 at Pitt
- Nov. 20 Wofford
- Nov. 26 at NC State
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: Look for them to lose at Clemson and Notre Dame. The pivotal game is with Florida State. Ten wins is a distinct possibility.
10. Notre Dame
DraftKings Over/Under: 9
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 5 at Florida State
- Sept. 11 Toledo
- Sept. 18 Purdue
- Sept. 25 Wisconsin (in Chicago)
- Oct. 2 Cincinnati
- Oct. 9 at Virginia Tech
- Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 23 USC
- Oct. 30 North Carolina
- Nov. 6 Navy
- Nov. 13 at Virginia
- Nov. 20 Georgia Tech
- Nov. 27 at Stanford
Analysis: Notre Dame has a very brutal schedule. Look for losses against Wisconsin, NC, USC, and Stanford. That gives them eight wins.
11. Pitt
DraftKings Over/Under: 7
Pittsburgh Panthers 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 4 UMass
- Sept. 11 at Tennessee
- Sept. 18 Western Michigan
- Sept. 25 New Hampshire
- Oct. 2 at Georgia Tech
- Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 16 at Virginia Tech
- Oct. 23 Clemson
- Oct. 30 Miami
- Nov. 6 at Duke
- Nov. 11 North Carolina
- Nov. 20 Virginia
- Nov. 27 at Syracuse
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: If they beat Tennessee they start 4-0. Beat Georgia Tech. Syracuse and Duke then they reach your seven wins.
12. Syracuse
DraftKings Over/Under: 3
Syracuse Orangemen 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 4 at Ohio
- Sept. 11 Rutgers
- Sept. 18 Albany
- Sept. 24 Liberty
- Oct. 2 at Florida State
- Oct. 9 Wake Forest
- Oct. 15 Clemson
- Oct. 23 at Virginia Tech
- Oct. 30 Boston College
- Nov. 6 OPEN DATE
- Nov. 13 at Louisville
- Nov. 20 at NC State
- Nov. 27 Pitt
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: Wins over Ohio, Albany, and possibly Liberty doesn’t get them to four wins. But look for them to squeak one out to reach four wins.
13. UCF
DraftKings Over/Under: 9.5
UCF Knights 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 4 Boise State
- Sept. 11 Bethune-Cookman
- Sept. 17 at Louisville
- Sept. 25 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 2 at Navy
- Oct. 9 East Carolina
- Oct. 16 at Cincinnati
- Oct. 22 Memphis
- Oct. 30 at Temple
- Nov. 6 Tulane
- Nov. 13 at SMU
- Nov. 20 UConn
- Nov. 26 USF
Analysis: It appears to be an easy schedule with maybe two losses (at Boise State and at Louisville). I like the over here.
14. Virginia
DraftKings Over/Under: 6.5
Virginia Cavaliers 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 4 – WILLIAM & MARY
- Sept. 11 – ILLINOIS
- Sept. 18 – at North Carolina
- Sept. 24 – WAKE FOREST (Friday)
- Sept. 30 – at Miami (Thursday)
- Oct. 9 – at Louisville
- Oct. 16 – DUKE
- Oct. 23 – GEORGIA TECH
- Oct. 30 – at BYU
- Nov. 6 – OPEN DATE
- Nov. 13 – NOTRE DAME
- Nov. 20 – at Pitt
- Nov. 27 – VIRGINIA TECH
Analysis: It doesn’t look possible to get to seven wins. They will start 2-0 and maybe grab a win over Georgia Tech.
15. Virginia Tech
DraftKings Over/Under: 7
Virginia Tech Hokies 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 4: at Maryland Terrapins (College Park, Md.)
- Sept. 11: vs. LIU Sharks (Morgantown, W. Va.)
- Sept. 18: vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (Morgantown, W. Va.)
- Sept. 25: at Oklahoma Sooners (Norman, Okla.)
- Oct. 2: vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (Morgantown, W. Va.)Oct. 9: at Baylor Bears (Waco, Texas)
- Oct. 23: at TCU Horned Frogs (Fort Worth, Texas)
- Oct. 30: vs. Iowa State Cyclones (Morgantown, W. Va.)
- Nov. 6: vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (Morgantown, W. Va.)
- Nov. 13: at Kansas State Wildcats (Manhattan, Kan.)
- Nov. 20: vs. Texas Longhorns (Morgantown, W. Va.)
- Nov. 27: at Kansas Jayhawks (Lawrence, Kan.)
Analysis: I see five clear wins but don’t anticipate them getting two more. Going under on this one.
16. Wake Forest
DraftKings Over/Under: 6.5
Wake Forest Deamon Decons 2021 Schedule
- Sept. 3 Old Dominion
- Sept. 11 Norfolk State
- Sept. 18 Florida State
- Sept. 24 at Virginia
- Oct. 2 Louisville
- Oct. 9 at Syracuse
- Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
- Oct. 23 at Army
- Oct. 30 Duke
- Nov. 6 at North Carolina
- Nov. 13 NC State
- Nov. 20 at Clemson
- Nov. 27 at Boston College
- Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)
Analysis: To get to seven wins they have to beat Florida State and Virginia. Is it possible? I am not expecting that to happen.
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