The Charleston Southern Buccaneers (0-1) and NC State Wolfpack (1-0) meet Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET (ESPN3). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Charleston Southern at NC State odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Buccaneers opened with a 52-38 loss at home against fellow FCS foe Western Carolina. Charleston Southern fell behind 31-7 and scratched back to within 38-31 late in the third quarter, showing some nice fight. But the Charleston Southern D was pounded for 616 total yards, including 433 through the air. That’s not a good sign heading to Raleigh.
The Wolfpack survived a scare on the road at East Carolina, winning 21-20 thanks to a missed field goal by the Pirates in the final seconds. NC State needs to clean up the sloppy play after turning it over twice in Greenville, while committing 8 penalties for 73 yards.
NC State is No. 13 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
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Charleston Southern at NC State odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:33 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): Charleston Southern +44.5 (-108) | NC State -44.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 54.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Charleston Southern at NC State picks and predictions
Prediction
NC State 59, Charleston Southern 3
Money line
Because the Wolfpack are such big favorites, there was no money line as of this publishing, but it wouldn’t be worth pursuing anyway.
Against the spread
NC STATE -44.5 (-112) had its hands full in a road trip against a hungry East Carolina team last week, and nearly lost before the season really got underway. Good teams find a way to win, and NC State did so – barely.
The Wolfpack should be just fine in his home game against an FCS foe, working out the kinks, taking better care of the ball and showing more discipline in front of the home fans.
Charleston Southern was worked over at home by an FCS foe last week. The Bucs won’t offer much resistance against a ranked ACC team here.
Over/Under
OVER 54.5 (-110) is the BEST PLAY on the board here.
The NC State offense should be able to help bettors to a win without any contribution from the opposition.
QB Devin Leary is more than capable of passing for several touchdowns, and you can expect coach Dave Doeren and Co. to use this game as a way to rebuild confidence after a near disaster at the Rowdy Dowdy a week ago.
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