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NC State Football Schedule 2023: Analysis, Breakdown, 3 Things To Know

NC State football schedule 2023 analysis, breakdown, 3 things to know

NC State football schedule 2023: Who do the Wolfpack miss on the ACC schedule and what are 3 things to know?

NC State Football Schedule 2023: 3 Things To Know

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Sept 2 at UConn

Sept 9 Notre Dame

Sept 16 VMI

Sept 22 at Virginia

Sept 29 Louisville

Oct 7 Marshall

Oct 14 at Duke

Oct 21 OPEN DATE

Oct 28 Clemson

Nov 4 Miami

Nov 11 at Wake Forest

Nov 18 at Virginia Tech

Nov 25 North Carolina

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NC State Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Wolfpack miss from the ACC slate?

It’s not all that bad.

Yeah, NC State has to play Clemson, but that’s a home game coming off a midseason week off.

Yeah, it has to deal with Notre Dame in the ACC’s friends-with-benefits deal, but that’s at home, too.

Missing Boston College, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse isn’t a plus – those three are more than beatable this season by this Wolfpack team – but not having to deal with Florida State is massive. That, and missing Pitt is a huge help.

NC State Football Schedule What Really Matters

The road schedule is a dream.

There are five games away from Raleigh, but North Carolina has to make the trip over, and so do Clemson, Florida State, Miami, and Notre Dame.

Going to UConn isn’t anything to worry about. Virginia and Virginia Tech will be better, but they failed to go bowling last year. Duke is dangerous, but … it’s still Duke, not Clemson. Going to Wake Forest is dangerous, but … it’s Wake Forest, not Florida State.

Going at least 4-1 on the road isn’t asking for anything crazy.

NC State Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

There’s no blaming the schedule if this isn’t a huge season.

If NC State can take care of home, it’s not wrong to dream of going at least 10-2 if the team can come together fast.

No, the Wolfpack won’t beat Notre Dame, Clemson, Miami, and Florida State, but it can win at least two of those. And to keep hammering this home, those aren’t on the road.

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NC State at Syracuse Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

NC State at Syracuse preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Tuesday, February 14

NC State at Syracuse prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Tuesday, February 14

NC State at Syracuse How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, February 14
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY
How To Watch: ACC Network
Record: NC State (20-6), Syracuse (15-10)
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Why NC State Will Win

The Wolfpack know how to get on the move.

They’re making a run at just the right time by not making mistakes – they’ve turned it over fewer than ten times in ten of their last 14 games – and the efficiency is translating into points.

The defense has been strong, but the offense goes on runs, gets the easy shots, and no one has been able to keep up lately other than Virginia, who went all Virginia and slowed things down a bit in the win a few days ago.

However …

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Why Syracuse Will Win

It’s the third straight road game for the Wolfpack.

They’ve been great away from Raleigh, but now they have to deal with a Syracuse team that might be about to make a late push.

There’s still time to get into the NCAA Tournament with a slew of big games coming up after winning at Boston College and Florida State. It hasn’t owned the Dome lately, but the defense has cranked it up a notch, the interior presence has been good, and it should be able to run with the Pack a bit.

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What’s Going To Happen

Syracuse desperately needs this, and it’s going to play like it.

The defense will keep NC State from getting on the move for long stretches, the outside shooting will be good enough, and overall it’ll hit 50% from the field.

The shaky free throw shooting will be a problem late, but the Orange will survive.

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NC State at Syracuse Prediction, Line

Syracuse 76, NC State 74
Line: Syracuse -1, o/u: 148.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
Must See Ranking: 3
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NC State at Virginia Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

NC State at Virginia preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Tuesday, February 7

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NC State at Virginia How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, February 7
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
How To Watch: ACC Network
Record: NC State (19-5), Virginia (17-4)
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Why NC State Will Win

You don’t beat Virginia unless you can maximize every possession and shoot the lights out for stretches. NC State might not be consistent from the outside, but it’s shooting well enough to make the Cavaliers work.

It’s on a great run of eight wins in the last nine games because it’s not turning the ball over, it’s fantastic and generating point on the move and capitalizing on everyone else’s mistakes, and it’s scoring more than anyone in the ACC.

Virginia isn’t the Virginia of old – the defense is still great, but it’s happy to get into scoring battles. That’s a problem with NC State – the Cavaliers don’t want anything to do with getting into a firefight with the Wolfpack, but ….

Why Virginia Will Win

How do you beat NC State? You D up from midrange to deep.

No one in the ACC is better at getting vertical and scoring on the move. It’s fine in a half court set, but it’s not nearly as strong.

NC State is 11-0 when hitting 46% or better from the field, and it’s 19-2 when making 40% or more of its shots. Yeah, Virginia is pivoting to a more offensive style of play now, but it still knows how to clamp down hard.

Getting to 40% from the field on the Cavaliers isn’t a given.

They lost one game at home to Houston back in December when the outside shooting wasn’t there and the team overall shot a season home low 41%.

What’s Going To Happen

NC State is dominant at home – it only lost once to Pitt back in early December – but it’s gettable on the road. It’s playing great lately and it has the ability to pull this off if it can stretch the Cavalier defense a bit, but Virginia will coma up with a great performance at home.

That Virginia Tech loss was tough, but now the defense and three point shooting will crank up a notch.

NC State at Virginia Prediction, Line

Virginia 74 NC State 70
Line: Virginia -7.5, o/u: 134.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Must See Ranking: 4
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Maryland 16, NC State 12 Duke’s Mayo Bowl What Happened, What It All Means

Maryland 16, NC State 12: Duke’s Mayo Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

Maryland beat NC State to win the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. What happened, who was the player of the game, and what does it all mean?

Maryland 16, NC State 12 Duke’s Mayo Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

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Duke’s Mayo Bowl What Happened

– A defensive slugfest broke out. NC State only managed four field goals, and Maryland came up with three. Taulia Tagovailoa found Octavian Smith for a 19-yard score in the second quarter, and the Terps never trailed the rest of the way.

– NC State had several chances, but it couldn’t break through. The defense held late and forced a punt, but with one final shot to pull out the win, the drive was cut short right away on a pick from Jakorian Bennett to seal the Maryland win.

– Neither kicker missed. Maryland’s Chad Ryland hit from 42, 33, and with a 45-yarder with just under six minutes to play to push the lead to four. NC State’s Christopher Dunn made his four from 38, 19, 38, and 26 yards out.

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Duke’s Mayo Bowl Player of the Game

Drake Thomas, LB NC State
In a losing cause, Thomas came up with a game-high 11 tackles – six of them solo stops – with a sack and four tackles for loss.

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Duke’s Mayo Bowl Fun Stats

– NC State linebackers Drake Thomas, Isaiah Moore, Payton Wilson, and safety Tanner Ingle combined for 42 tackles with three sacks and ten tackles for loss. They all made double-digit stops.

– Rushing Yards: Maryland 76 on 41 carries (1.9 yards per carry) – NC State 27 on 18 carries (1.5 yards per carry)

– Time of Possession: Maryland 35:34 – NC State 24:26

Duke’s Mayo Bowl What It All Means

Maryland was able to win because of its … defense? The offense was missing most of its star receivers, there wasn’t anything happening with the running game on a regular basis, and the D kept NC State out of the end zone. Considering the rough November to close things out – going 1-3 – this was a huge way to end the season under Mike Locksley.

With eight wins, this was the best season for the program since going 9-4 in 2010, and it’s the second straight bowl win under Locksley. Maryland is now 7-4 in bowls since losing the Orange Bowl at the end of the 2001 season.

NC State couldn’t get over the hump. The defense kept the game alive, but the offense couldn’t provide any sort of a push. The momentum and fun of the win over North Carolina to end the regular season aren’t totally gone, but this was a disappointment considering how close the team was time and again to pull this off.

NC State used to be amazing in bowls – going 9-4 from 2000 to 2017 – but this loss makes it three in a row over the last five years. Even so, head coach Dave Doeren has won eight games or more in five of the last six seasons.

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Maryland vs NC State Duke’s Mayo Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Maryland vs NC State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Friday, December 30

Maryland vs NC State prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Friday, December 30

Maryland vs NC State Duke’s Mayo Bowl Prediction Game Preview

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Maryland vs NC State How To Watch

Date: Friday, December 30
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Maryland (7-5), NC State (8-4)
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Maryland vs NC State Duke’s Mayo Bowl 5 Things To Know

Duke’s Mayo Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

– Maryland did what it was supposed to do. It beat the mediocre teams, pushed a few of the good ones – it gave Michigan a fight – and dropped a 50/50 game to Purdue on the way to a 7-5 run. That’s not a knock in any way – head coach Mike Locksley has the program turned around and back in bowl games on a regular basis.

The offense has a terrific passing game and a style that can crank up the points and yards in a hurry, but it’s going to take a heavy lift with almost all of the star receivers getting ready for the NFL. On the plus side, veteran Taulia Tagovailoa is around. NC State is a different story.

– NC State is also losing a ton or receivers to a variety of issues. The quarterback situation isn’t exactly a mess, but it’s a bit of a question mark with injuries hitting the group hard. If the Wolfpack can hold with the current opt-out situation and a slew of their better defenders are playing, the team should be okay.

No matter what, this will be a bit of a rough end to what was supposed to be a monster season. Everything was fine starting out 4-0 – that’s not quite true; the O wasn’t smooth – and then star QB Devin Leary was hurt in the middle of the season, tough late losses to Boston College and Louisville hurt, and it didn’t turn out to be the run to the ACC title game it was supposed to be. However, beating North Carolina in the regular season finale helped.

– NC State could use a great bowl performance. Last year’s Holiday Bowl against UCLA was dropped, and the team lost its previous two bowls, both in the Gator. Overall, though, NC State has been good over the last 20 years going going 8-5 since losing the 2001 Tangerine to Pitt.

– Maryland was lousy in bowls with three losses in a row before last year’s team broke the run. It was a scrimmage against a gutted Virginia Tech, but it was a 54-10 fun way to end the 2021 season. Overall, though, the Terps have gone 8-5-1 since 1983.

– It’s been one of the ACC’s home bowls since it was the Continental Tire back in 2002, but the conference has dropped the last three. The final scores might not have been great, but the games were interesting. Even so, eight of the last ten Belk/Duke’s Mayo Bowls have been decided by 11 points or more.

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Why Maryland Will Win The Duke’s Mayo Bowl

NC State is trying to piece it all together.

Offensive coordinator Tim Beck is the new Coastal Carolina head coach, the quarterback situation is a potential mess depending on who can actually go, and again, there’s a chance the defense could be dealing with a slew of late personnel losses.

No matter what, this isn’t a Wolfpack team that’s going to push the ball down the field enough to worry about, and the running game is hit-or-miss – to be kind about it.

State has to deal win on its run defense and keeping the score low. Maryland has to try getting out to a hot start with any sort of points early on. If it does that and the Wolfpack O has to push to come back, it’ll get out of its comfort zone in a big way.

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Why NC State Will Win The Duke’s Mayo Bowl

The Terps are missing the wide receiver weapons to make the O go.

Tagovailoa will keep throwing no matter what, but he won’t have Rakim Jarrett, Dontay Demus, Jacob Copeland or TE CJ Dippre to throw to. Leading receiver Jeshaun Jones should play, but the offense needs more considering what NC State does against the run.

Maryland is 7-0 when running for 130 yards or more and 0-5 when it doesn’t. NC State comes into this 11th in the nation against the run allowing just 103 yards per game. The D allowed 130 or more just four times, and it’s going to load up and dare Tagovailoa to force throws to Jones.

The Wolfpack defense is terrific on third downs, the pass rush should sit in the backfield against the leaky Terp line, and …

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ACC Predictions Schedule Game Previews Lines TV Week 13

ACC predictions, previews, and schedule for all of the Week 13 games

ACC schedule and previews for all the Week 12 games including Miami at Clemson, NC State at Louisville, Georgia Tech at North Carolina

ACC Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 13

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Results So Far
Straight Up 71-29, ATS 54-44-2, o/u 64-35-1

Friday, November 25

NC State at North Carolina

Prediction: North Carolina 27, NC State 24
Line: North Carolina -6.5, o/u: 55.5
Final Score: NC State 30, North Carolina 2OT

Florida at Florida State

7:30 ABC
Line: Florida State -9.5, o/u: 57.5

Virginia at Virginia Tech

Cancelled

Saturday, November 26

Georgia Tech at Georgia

12:00 ESPN
Line: Georgia -36.5, o/u: 48.5

South Carolina at Clemson

12:00 ABC
Line: Clemson -14.5, o/u: 51.5

Louisville at Kentucky

3:00 SEC Network
Line: Kentucky -2.5, o/u: 43.5

Wake Forest at Duke

3:30 ESPN2
Line: Wake Forest -3.5, o/u: 66.5

Syracuse at Boston College

7:30 ESPN3
Line: Syracuse -10.5, o/u: 47.5

Pitt at Miami

8:00 ACC Network
Line: Pitt -6.5, o/u: 43.5

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North Carolina vs NC State Prediction Game Preview

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North Carolina vs NC State How To Watch

Date: Friday, November 25
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
How To Watch: ABC
Record: North Carolina (9-2), NC State (7-4)
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Why NC State Will Win

Even with all of the problems over the last two weeks with losses to Boston College and Louisville, the defense continues to be terrific against the run and the takeaways continue to come with ten in a four game stretch before the loss to Louisville.

The North Carolina defense continues to be absent in key moments. The pass rush isn’t there, there earned any tackles for loss, and the takeaways aren’t coming with just two games – wins over Florida A&M and Miami – with more than one forced mistake.

At the very least, the Wolfpack should be able to grind out the running game a bit because …

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Why North Carolina Will Win

The NC State passing game has crashed after star QB Devin Leary was knocked out for the year.

MJ Morris was okay, but he struggled in the loss to Boston College. Ben Finley threw for over 200 yards against Louisville, but he failed to hit half of his passes.

There will be just enough of an offensive punch for the Wolfpack O to work against this mediocre North Carolina defense, but there won’t be enough production to keep up the pace.

The Tar Heels were off against Georgia Tech. Give the Yellow Jackets credit for rising up with a strong game, but there’s too much talent and too much pop to the North Carolina attack to be held down two games in a row. That’s why …

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What’s Going To Happen

NC State will get a good day out of the defense, but it’s not going to be enough.

North Carolina might be looking ahead to the ACC Championship, but the rivalry aspect of this – combined with the kerfuffle after QB Drake Maye made his innocuous comments earlier in the season dogging NC State – will crank up the intensity.

It will take a half to get going, but the North Carolina offense will take over in the second half.

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North Carolina vs NC State Prediction, Line

North Carolina 27, NC State 24
Line: North Carolina -6.5, o/u: 55.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
North Carolina vs NC State Must See Rating (out of 5): 3
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NC State vs Louisville Prediction Game Preview

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NC State vs Louisville How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 19
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: NC State (7-3), Louisville (6-4)
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Why NC State Will Win

Is Malik Cunningham able to go?

The Louisville star quarterback hurt his shoulder in the loss to Clemson and he’s iffy at best.

The NC State offense might be a bit hit or miss, but it won’t need to take a ton of chances if the defense can hold up. For all of the problems in the loss to Boston College last week, the D was great at getting into the backfield, forced three takeaways, and it should be able to keep the game close.

State is great at slowing the game down, the run defense hasn’t allowed more than 50 yards in any of the last three games, and …

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Why Louisville Will Win

The turnovers.

NC State was air tight with the turnovers with none over a three game span, and then it all fell apart in the loss to Boston College with four giveaways. That might not be the norm for the team, but Louisville can force the issue.

How does it get over the possible absence of its main man at quarterback? The defense can change things around by forcing a slew of takeaways.

There weren’t any in the win over James Madison, but that was the only time in the last eight games the D didn’t generate multiple takeaways, and there were three or more in six of the last seven games.

Relying on the defense is nice, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Getting the Cardinal offense up to 400 yards or more will get it done if the defense does what it can do.

NC State probably won’t turn it over like it did last week, but it’s going to stall a bit too much – the Louisville pass rush will take over for a few stretches.

There won’t be an explosion of points with these two defenses, but it’ll be entertaining.

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NC State vs Louisville Prediction, Line

Louisville 21, NC State 17
Line: Louisville -4.5, o/u: 45.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
NC State vs Louisville Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5

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ACC Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 12

ACC predictions, previews, and schedule for all of the Week 12 games

ACC schedule and previews for all the Week 12 games including Miami at Clemson, NC State at Louisville, Georgia Tech at North Carolina

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Results So Far
Straight Up  65-27, ATS 48-42-2, o/u 57-34-1 

Saturday, November 19

Louisiana at Florida State

12:00 ESPN3
Line: Florida State -24.5, o/u: 52.5

Virginia Tech at Liberty

12:00 ESPN+
Line: Liberty -9.5, o/u: 46.5

Duke at Pitt

12:00 ACC Network
Line: Pitt -7.5, o/u: 49.5

Boston College at Notre Dame

2:30 NBC/Peacock
Line: Notre Dame -20.5, o/u: 42.5

Miami at Clemson

3:30 ESPN
Line: Clemson -18.5, o/u: 47.5

NC State at Louisville

3:30 ACC Network
Line: Louisville -4.5, o/u: 45.5

Georgia Tech at North Carolina

5:30 ESPN2
Line: North Carolina -21.5, o/u: 62.5
Final Score: COMING

Syracuse at Wake Forest

8:00 ACC Network
Line: Wake Forest -9.5, o/u: 56.5

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Boston College vs NC State Prediction Game Preview

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Boston College vs NC State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 12
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
How To Watch: ACC Network
Record: Boston College (2-7), NC State (7-2)
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Boston College vs NC State Game Preview

Why Boston College Will Win

The Eagles at least played tough against Duke. They lost 38-31, but the passing game worked like it’s supposed to and it was the type of good, competitive battle they were supposed to be in all season long.

NC State might be in the hunt for a ten-win season and they might be fighting through some rough patches, but they struggled way too much in a 22-21 home win over a bad Virginia Tech, they’re not running well, and they’re not cranking up the offense.

BC might not be Wake Forest through the air, but it should be able to push for well over 250 yards and closer to 300, and …

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Why NC State Will Win

NC State isn’t pretty, but it’s effective.

Yeah, it struggled against Virginia Tech – and won. It struggled against East Carolina to start the season, Wake Forest last week, and had a fight against Florida State and won all three games.

More steady than sensational, it helped NC State to be able to limit the turnovers and mistakes over the last few games. It hasn’t turned the ball over in three weeks and has only turned the ball over multiple times twice so far this season.

It’s this simple; if Boston College doesn’t come up with at least three takeaways, it has no chance of winning this.

Boston College isn’t coming up with at least three takeaways. It only did that once all season, and that was against Maine.

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What’s Going To Happen

The NC State defense has been amazing at bending without doing a lot of breaking. Boston College will come up with a few yards through the air, but it’s not going to convert drives into points.

Forget about any Eagle running game against this defense – be shocked if there are more than 60 yards. It’s NC State – it’s not going to run away and hide with this – but it’ll be in control.

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Boston College vs NC State Prediction, Line

NC State 31, Boston College 10
Line: NC State -19.5, o/u: 41.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Boston College vs NC State Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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