1. Florida State at NC State
LINE: NC State -10.5
ATS PICK: NC State
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line
This was going to be Pitt giving away just 6.5 points to Georgia Tech – the Panther defensive front was going to CRUSH the Yellow Jacket offense – but that’s gone now.
NC State over Florida State isn’t a bad consolation prize.
If you’ve been reading this piece over the last few months, it’s been overly bullish on NC State for good and occasionally bad, but this time around, the pieces are there for this to work even if it’s giving away a whole lot of points.
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Also, this is trying to recapture the glory of taking Pitt -2.5 over the Noles in last week’s 10 Best Predictions piece – a 41-17 Panther win.
Florida State is having a rough time.
Gone is QB James Blackman – a backup now, but a good mentor for starter Jordan Travis – along with DT Marvin Wilson, OT Devontay Love-Taylor and leading receiver Tamorrion Terry. It’s a complete reboot being done for FSU, and it wasn’t like the team was playing all that well when they were all around.
The Noles came up with a shocking performance at home to beat North Carolina a few weeks ago, but that’s the only win over an FCS team. All three of the road games were ugly blowouts, and since that UNC win, the last two games against Louisville and Pitt were decided by a combined score of 89-33.
NC State might not be anything amazing, but its at home, it has enough of a passing game to score early and often, and the defensive front should stop any aspect of the FSU running game cold.
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