NC State vs East Carolina – Syndication Server

The NC State Wolfpack will meet the East Carolina Pirates in Week 1 of the college football season on Saturday afternoon at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

NC State finished the year with a 9-3 record and picked up second in the ACC just behind Wake Forest. They will get Devin Leary back at QB this season and will expect great things from him again. Meanwhile, East Carolina is coming off a 7-5 record as they look to improve this season and they will have an upset on their minds going into today’s game.

This will be a great opening week of college football, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action on Saturday.

#13 NC State at East Carolina

When: Saturday, September 3
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

How to watch College Football this season

fuboTV has complete NCAA college football coverage (CBS, FOX, ESPN) as well as ACC Network, Big 10 Network, ESPNU, Pac12, and more. fuboTV includes every network you need to watch every college football game in your market.

fuboTV is available on your phone, tablet, desktop, TV, and connected TV devices including Roku. Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV plus many more.

*Regional Restrictions Apply*

NCAA Football Odds and Betting Lines

NCAA odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds were updated at 10:30 a.m. ET on Saturday.

NC State at East Carolina (-12.5)

O/U: 51.5

Want some action on college football? Place your legal sports bets on this game or others in CO & NJ.

We recommend interesting sports viewing/streaming and betting opportunities. If you sign up for a service by clicking one of the links, we may earn a referral fee. Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage.

Additional college football coverage from USA TODAY Sports Media Group:

Alabama football / Auburn football / Arkansas football / Florida football / Georgia football / LSU football / Iowa football / Michigan football / Michigan State football / Notre Dame football / Ohio State football / Oklahoma football / Oregon football / North Carolina football / Nebraska football / Penn State football / Colorado football / Clemson football / Rutgers football / Tennessee football / Texas football / Texas A&M football / USC football / Wisconsin football

NC State vs East Carolina prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 1, Saturday, September 3

NC State vs East Carolina How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 3
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: NC State (0-0), East Carolina (0-0)
– Sign up and live stream college football on ESPN+

[mm-video type=playlist id=01f1343a1wt7q817p7 player_id=none image=https://collegefootballnews.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]

NC State vs East Carolina Game Preview

Why NC State Will Win

The offense should be explosive – at least with the passing game – but it’s the defensive side that’s going to be the star.

The linebacking corps will be among the best in the nation, forget about running consistently on the from three, and the secondary has as much talent and upside as any in the ACC.

East Carolina’s offense will be good, and the passing game will be occasionally great, but there’s a question mark about the pass protection that’s going to have a long day against a wave of Wolfpack linebackers.

– Week 1 CFN College Football Expert Picks

Why East Carolina Will Win

The Pirate defense should be good enough to hold up.

The offense has a good rotation of running backs to at least give it a shot, and QB Holton Ahlers is a seasoned veteran who won’t be fazed in an ACC team coming into town.

Yes, the offensive line is going to be a concern until it starts working, but the transfer portal was a huge help, the receiving corps was upgraded, and – back to the other side – the defense that improved so much last year is now full of veterans who know what they’re doing.

The key will be to hold on. It’ll get hit for a ton of yards, but as long as it can bend without breaking too often, this can be interesting.

– Week 1 Schedule, Predictions, Game Previews, Saturday

What’s Going To Happen

Don’t put anything past East Carolina at home.

This is one of those programs that finds a way to do big things from time to time when big name teams come to Greenville.

The Pirates weren’t able to beat South Carolina last year, but it came up with a strong game in the 20-17 loss. They rocked SMU at the end of 2020, almost got Cincinnati in 2019, and blew out North Carolina in 2018.

They’ll hang around for a while, but the NC State defense will settle in and take over in the second half. Devin Leary and the Wolfpack offense won’t be sharp right away, but he’ll hit two big passes to open things up.

– All of the CFN Predictions

NC State vs East Carolina Prediction, Line

NC State 34, East Carolina 17
Line: NC State -10.5, o/u: 55.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

NC State vs East Carolina Must See Rating: 3
5: Gangs of London Season 2
1: Mack & Rita

[protected-iframe id=”361699434b6d70baf15f631ed2408ac1-97672683-92922408″ info=”https://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js” ]

– Predictions of Every Game
– Bowl Projections | Rankings
– Schedules For All 131 Teams

Tag: NC State vs East Carolina

NC State vs. East Carolina, live stream, preview, TV channel, time, how to watch college football