During Dave Clawson’s seven-year tenure, Wake Forest (4-2 SU, 5-1 ATS) owns a 19-7 spread record in 26 games as a double-digit underdog. In their last 18 games as road underdogs, the Demon Deacons are 13-5 ATS. They’re 2-0 ATS as double-digit underdogs this year, including a 23-16 win over Virginia Tech as 10.5-point home underdogs.

Wake Forest quietly has won four games in a row entering Saturday’s road game at North Carolina. The Demon Deacons have covered the spread in each of those victories — three of those wins coming by 17 points or more. Last year, they beat North Carolina, 24-18, at in Winston-Salem.

Mack Brown’s Tar Heels are playing their seventh game in seven weeks, while Wake Forest is off an open date and has had two weeks to prepare for North Carolina.

Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman has completed 62 percent of his throws for 1,253 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. His favorite target is Jaquarii Roberson, who has 33 receptions for 490 yards and two touchdowns.

The Demon Deacons have a pair of outstanding running backs in Kenneth Walker and Christian Beal-Smith. Walker has 528 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns and a 5.0 yards-per-carry average, while Beal-Smith has run for 472 yards and four touchdowns at 5.2 yards per carry.

This tandem will face a Tar Heels’ run defense that ranks seventh in the ACC and 55th nationally. Wake Forest has a clean bill of health, but North Carolina will be without two starters (defensive back Storm Duck and wide receiver Beau Corrales), and two other starters (center Brian Anderson and cornerback Kyler McMichael) are questionable.

The play: Wake Forest +13.5.