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Cardinals Down Wake Forest 48-21 - Match Report

Tiyon Evans tore up the turf for 106 rushing yards on Saturday to lead the Cardinals to a 48-21 win over the Demon Deacons at Cardinal Stadium.

Louisville won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +3.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 66.5.

Tiyon Evans rushed for 106 yards, while Jawhar Jordan added 45 yards in the win. Tyler Hudson and Marshon Ford added 77 and 39 receiving yards respectively.

Will Towns rushed for 54 yards for Wake Forest, while Christian Turner added 38 yards. Mitch Griffis threw for 39 yards for the Demon Deacons, while receivers Donavon Greene and Ke'Shawn Williams had 75 and 67 yards respectively.

Louisville outgained Wake Forest 410-402 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 29-19 by the Demon Deacons.

The time of possession battle favored Wake Forest as their offense was on the field for 33:36, longer than the 26:24 of their opponents.

Louisville heads into a Week 10 battle against James Madison. Wake Forest, meanwhile, will have their next action against NC State.