Who won Wake Forest vs Louisville?

Wake Forest Demon Deacons won 30-27. Maiden picked Louisville Cardinals at 79% to win, published before kickoff, so the call missed. Either way it stays on our public record.

How often is Maiden right at this confidence level?

Picks we've made between 75% to 80% have won 29 of 36 college football games, 81%. That's why we post a percentage and not just a name: you can check whether a number in that range really meant what it said. Every level, in every sport, is on our track record page.

Where does the Wake Forest vs Louisville win probability come from?

We rate every team on eleven seasons of college football results, mix in team efficiency ratings and recruiting talent, and adjust for home field, with Louisville Cardinals hosting Wake Forest Demon Deacons. We tested the method on more than six thousand games it had not seen. No sportsbook line goes into our number.

Is this betting advice?

No. Maiden publishes a win probability on every pick and grades every one of them in public, so there is a record to check rather than a claim to take on trust. We never tell anyone what to back or how much, and no outcome is guaranteed.

Week 4 · Sep 26, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC

Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals — result and pick review

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Result

✗ Pick wrong

Louisville Cardinals 27, Wake Forest Demon Deacons 30

Our pick missed: Louisville Cardinals lost 27-30. We had them at 79%, and it stays on the record.

Louisville Cardinals, 79% to win. We project them by 13.4.

The numbers

Our pick	Louisville Cardinals
Chance they win	79%
Our projected spread (Louisville Cardinals)	-13.4
Our projected score (Louisville Cardinals first)	36-22
Projected total	57.8
Our picks at 75% to 80% confidence	29-7 (81%)

That is our real record at this confidence level. Every level, graded in public.

We’re judged on the chance to win. The projected spread, score and total come from the same numbers, and they beat a simple baseline in every season we tested. A spread reads as it does anywhere else: -11 means we project that side to win by eleven. These are our numbers, not the market’s. Where we have the market's numbers, they're shown separately and labeled.

Market average

Spread (Louisville Cardinals)	-12.5
Total	57.5

The market’s numbers, not ours: an average across the books our data provider covers, for context beside the projections above. We don’t guarantee its accuracy or timeliness, and nothing here is a price you can transact at.

Prediction published Sep 20, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC

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Who won Wake Forest vs Louisville?: Wake Forest Demon Deacons won 30-27. Maiden picked Louisville Cardinals at 79% to win, published before kickoff, so the call missed. Either way it stays on our public record.
How often is Maiden right at this confidence level?: Picks we've made between 75% to 80% have won 29 of 36 college football games, 81%. That's why we post a percentage and not just a name: you can check whether a number in that range really meant what it said. Every level, in every sport, is on our track record page.
Where does the Wake Forest vs Louisville win probability come from?: We rate every team on eleven seasons of college football results, mix in team efficiency ratings and recruiting talent, and adjust for home field, with Louisville Cardinals hosting Wake Forest Demon Deacons. We tested the method on more than six thousand games it had not seen. No sportsbook line goes into our number.
Is this betting advice?: No. Maiden publishes a win probability on every pick and grades every one of them in public, so there is a record to check rather than a claim to take on trust. We never tell anyone what to back or how much, and no outcome is guaranteed.

Maiden publishes predictions, not bets.