'College GameDay' at Clemson-NC State and our other predictions for ACC football Week 5
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The Week 5 ACC football slate has a matchup so solid that ESPN's College GameDay will be there.
Lee Corso and company will set up shop in Death Valley (or Littlejohn Coliseum, depending on how Hurricane Ian develops) as 10th-ranked NC State (4-0, 0-0) travels to face No. 5 Clemson (4-0, 2-0) on Saturday (7:30 p.m., ABC).
One brave expert has picked the Pack to get the upset coming off last season's double-overtime win in Raleigh, but the biggest prediction splits this week come from matchups between Duke and Virginia, and Wake and FSU.
We'll see how it all shakes out Saturday.
Here are our panel members' predictions for all of this week's games including ACC football teams.
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Saturday
Louisville at Boston College (noon, ACC Network)
The picks: Louisville 7, BC 0
Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Louisville
Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Louisville
Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville
Jim Rice, Greenville News: Louisville
David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: Louisville
Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Louisville
Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: Louisville
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Virginia Tech at UNC (3:30 p.m., ACC Network)
The picks: UNC 7, Va Tech 0
Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: UNC
Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: UNC
Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: UNC
Jim Rice, Greenville News: UNC
David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: UNC
Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: UNC
Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: UNC
No. 21 Wake Forest at No. 22 Florida State (3:30 p.m., ABC)
The picks: Florida State 5, Wake Forest 2
Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Wake Forest
Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Florida State
Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Florida State
Jim Rice, Greenville News: Florida State
David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: Wake Forest
Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Florida State
Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: Florida State
EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE:Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman brings experience and comfortability vs. Florida State
Wagner at No. 25 Syracuse (5 p.m., ACCNX, ESPN+)
The picks: Syracuse 7, Wagner 0
Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Syracuse
Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Syracuse
Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Syracuse
Jim Rice, Greenville News: Syracuse
David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: Syracuse
Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Syracuse
Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: Syracuse
Virginia at Duke (7:30 p.m., RSN/ESPN3)
The picks: Duke 4, Virginia 3
Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Duke
Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Duke
Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Virginia
Jim Rice, Greenville News: Duke
David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: Virginia
Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Duke
Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: Virginia
No. 10 NC State at No. 5 Clemson (7:30 p.m., ABC)
The picks: Clemson 6, NC State 1
Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Clemson
Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Clemson
Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Clemson
Jim Rice, Greenville News: NC State
David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: Clemson
Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Clemson
Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: Clemson
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Georgia Tech at No. 24 Pitt (8 p.m., ACC Network)
The picks: Pitt 7, Ga Tech 0
Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Pitt
Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Pitt
Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Pitt
Jim Rice, Greenville News: Pitt
David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: Pitt
Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Pitt
Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: Pitt
Week 4 prediction results
Total: 65-12 = 84%
Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: 10-1
Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: 9-2
Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: 9-2
Jim Rice, Greenville News: 10-1
David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: 9-2
Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: 9-2
Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: 9-2
Season results
Total: 253-76 = 77%
Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: 38-9
Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: 36-11
Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: 34-13
Jim Rice, Greenville News: 38-9
David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: 36-11
Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: 35-12
Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: 36-11
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: ACC football predictions Week 5: College GameDay, Clemson-NC State