Kickoff: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU).

Watchability: Maryland opens up ACC play while Wake Forest is coming off a disappointing home loss to Duke. There will be quite a few teams hovering around the bowl eligibility mark in the ACC. Both teams can ill-afford to lose Saturday if they want to get to six wins.

Shining Stars: Wake Forest: QB Tanner Price (211 yards per game, 5 touchdowns, 4 interceptions) will have to pick up the slack with WR Michael Campanaro out due to a hand injury. Maryland: LB Demetrius Hartsfield leads a defense that ranks No. 8 nationally in total defense (261.3 yards per game). Hartsfield has 33 tackles, 2 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, and an interception.

Who could steal the show: Wake Forest: NG Nikita Whitlock had just four tackles last weekend against Duke, but it was his first game back since suffering an ankle injury Sept. 8. Whitlock has yet to record a tackle for loss, but he is too good for that to last. Maryland: True freshman WR Stefon Diggs averages 160.5 all-purpose yards per game, which is second in the ACC. He had three catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns his last time out against West Virginia.

Magic number for Wake Forest: 43.2. Campanaro has 38 receptions this season, which is 43.2 percent of all passes caught by the Demon Deacons. Wake Forest’s healthy wide receivers, specifically Terence Davis, have some big shoes to fill.

Magic number for Maryland: 305. Freshman QB Perry Hills had his best game his last time out against West Virginia. He completed 20 of 29 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns. If he continues to progress, Maryland will be a tough out the rest of the season.

The game comes down to: Whether Maryland can take care of the ball. The Terrapins have 13 turnovers in their four games this season, which is tied for No. 110 nationally. With Campanaro out, Wake Forest could struggle to put up points without Maryland’s help.

Prediction: Maryland 24, Wake Forest 17—-from cbssports.com