2. Louisiana Tech at NC State
LINE NC State -19.5
ATS PICK Louisiana Tech
Just how much of a letdown will there be for NC State after beating Clemson?
Just how good is Clemson, at least on offense? There’s a chance that this really isn’t the Tiger team cohesion-wise that we’re used to. It’s certainly not even close in terms of production – in other words, maybe that awesome thing NC State did last week is being overloved.
It’s a strong team, but rolling by USF and Furman – to go along with a 24-10 loss to Mississippi State – is hardly impressive.
Louisiana Tech might not have the team to pull this off, but it played Mississippi State a whole lot closer than NC State did.
The Bulldogs have yet to play in a game this year decided by more than a touchdown. It took a Hail Mary from SMU to beat them, and Mississippi State was in big trouble before pulling out the 35-34 win.
It’s a team with the offense to keep up, and the ability to punch up in weight class a bit. There’s no issue here when it comes to playing a Power Five program – this team has been through a whole lot.
Again, it plays close games against everyone. NC State will win, but that 19.5 is a huge number for this.
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