ACC Football: Week 9 schedule features seven conference matchups

Sneaky interesting games await the top contenders on The Road to Charlotte with the upcoming ACC Football weekend.

Four ACC teams are ranked in this week’s AP Top 25; three of them get home games this weekend, with #16 Virginia the lone ranked team on the road, as the ‘Hoos will head to North Carolina for a  noon Saturday game on ACC Network.

Georgia Tech, the highest-ranked ACC team, at #7, is home against Syracuse.

#9 Miami hosts Stanford, which upset Florida State on the Left Coast this past weekend.

Louisville, ranked 19th, coming off its upset of Miami in primetime last Friday, gets Boston College.

ACC Football: Week 9

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Cal at Virginia Tech | Friday, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

Series: California leads series, 1-0-0
Last meeting: California, 52-49 (2003)
Line: Virginia Tech -4.5
Over/under: 50.5
Projected final score: Virginia Tech 27, Cal 23

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Syracuse at #7 Georgia Tech | Saturday, noon | ESPN

Series: Georgia Tech leads series, 4-2-0
Last meeting: Syracuse, 31-28 (2024)
Line: Georgia Tech -17.5
Over/under: 53.5
Projected final score: Georgia Tech 35, Syracuse 17

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#16 Virginia at North Carolina | Saturday, noon | ACC Network

Series: North Carolina leads series, 66-59-4
Last meeting: North Carolina, 41-14 (2024)
Line: Virginia -10.5
Over/under: 51.5
Projected final score: Virginia 31, North Carolina 20

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SMU at Wake Forest | Saturday, noon | The CW

Series: SMU leads series, 3-0-0
Last meeting: SMU, 14-7 (1975)
Line: SMU -3.5
Over/under: 54.5
Projected final score: SMU 28, Wake Forest 24

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NC State at Pitt | Saturday, 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network

Series: Series tied, 5-5-1
Last meeting: NC State, 30-29 (2020)
Line: Pitt -6.5
Over/under: 57.5
Projected final score: Pitt 33, NC State 24

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Stanford at #9 Miami | Saturday, 7 p.m. | ESPN

Series: First Meeting
Line: Miami -29.5
Over/under: 45.5
Projected final score: Miami 37, Stanford 7

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Boston College at #19 Louisville | Saturday, 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network

Series: Louisville leads series, 10-7-0
Last meeting: Louisville, 31-27 (2024)
Line: Louisville -25.5
Over/under: 55.5
Projected final score: Louisville 41, Boston College 14