NC State vs. FSU and other ACC football predictions for Week 6

Last Saturday held some surprises for our ACC expert panel of pickers. No one saw Boston College's win over Louisville or Georgia Tech's upset of then-No. 24 Pitt coming.

Still, our team is hitting at 74% on the season. Not bad.

Let's see what this week has in store.

Louisville at Virginia (noon, ACC Network)

• Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Louisville

• Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Louisville

• Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Virginia

• 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 Pitt (3:30 p.m., ACC Network)

• 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

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Duke at Georgia Tech (4 p.m., RSN/ESPN3)

• Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Duke

• Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Duke

• Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Duke

• Jim Rice, Greenville News: Duke

• David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: Duke

• Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Georgia Tech

• Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: Georgia Tech

UNC at Miami (4 p.m., ESPN2)

• 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: Miami

• Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Miami

• Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: UNC

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No. 5 Clemson at Boston College (7:30 p.m., ABC)

• Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Clemson

• Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Clemson

• Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Clemson

• Jim Rice, Greenville News: Clemson

• David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: Clemson

• Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Clemson

• Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: Clemson

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Army at No. 15 Wake Forest (7:30 p.m., RSN/ESPN3)

• Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: Wake Forest

• Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: Wake Forest

• Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: Wake Forest

• Jim Rice, Greenville News: Wake Forest

• David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: Wake Forest

• Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: Wake Forest

• Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: Wake Forest

Florida State at No. 14 NC State (8 p.m., ACC Network)

• Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: NC State

• Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: NC State

• Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: NC State

• Jim Rice, Greenville News: NC State

• David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: NC State

• Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: NC State

• Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: NC State

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Week 5 prediction results

Total: 26-23 = 53%

• Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: 5-2

• Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: 4-3

• Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: 3-4

• Jim Rice, Greenville News: 3-4

• David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: 4-3

• Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: 4-3

• Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: 3-4

Season results

Total: 279-99 = 74%

• Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer: 43-11

• Carter Karels, Tallahassee Democrat: 40-14

• Alexis Cubit, Louisville Courier Journal: 37-17

• Jim Rice, Greenville News: 41-13

• David Thompson, Fayetteville Observer: 40-14

• Scott Keepfer, Greenville News: 39-15

• Todd Shanesy, Greenville News: 39-15

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: ACC football predictions for Week 6: NC State vs. FSU, UNC vs. Miami