The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0-1) and the North Carolina State Wolfpack (0-0) tangle at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C., for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff Saturday. We analyze the Wake Forest-North Carolina State college football betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Wake Forest at North Carolina State: Betting odds and lines
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- Money line: N.C. State -125 | Wake Forest +105
- Against the spread/ATS: N.C. State -2.5 (-110) | Wake Forest +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 53.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Wake Forest at North Carolina State: Three things to know
- Wake Forest welcomed the No. 1 Clemson Tigers to Truist Field in Winston-Salem last weekend, and it didn’t end well. While the final score of 37-13 doesn’t look as bad as it could be, it was 37-3 after three quarters before the Deacs scored 10 points to make it look more respectable.
- Freshman WR Taylor Morin could be a star in the making, as he caught nine receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown to vs. Clemson. The Deacons were in need of a playmaker and downfield threat with WR Sage Surratt opting out to focus on the 2021 NFL Draft.
- N.C. State will make its season debut. They Pack had an eight-day break due to a coronavirus cluster hitting some team members, which shut things down for a bit. Thirty-three players living in a dorm were unavailable due to contact tracing. Not all the players tested positive, but they came into contact with students who did.
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Wake Forest at North Carolina State: Odds, betting lines and picks
Prediction
North Carolina State 27, Wake Forest 20
Money line (ML)
N.C. STATE (-125) hits the field for the first time in 2020, and it should be able to move the ball against a Wake Forest (+105) defense that struggled last week. Granted, Wake’s defense faced Clemson, but it was picked apart.
Against the spread (ATS)
N.C. STATE (-2.5, -110) is super attractive in this one, as the line is on the favorable side of the 3. I dislike lines of -3.5 quite a bit, but I love -2.5. I especially like the Wolfpack because of the series trends, too. The home team has covered 16 of the past 20 meetings in this series, with the favorite 5-1 ATS in the past six, and the Deacs 1-5 ATS in the past six trips to Raleigh.
Over/Under (O/U)
It will be a cool evening in the Triangle, with a forecast expected to be in the upper 50’s by kickoff. The temperatures will end up UNDER 54.5 (-110) by the end of the night, and so will the points on the scoreboard. N.C. State has a little bit of rust to knock off after a long layoff, and Wake doesn’t have the offense to throw up huge points. The Deacons’ best playmaker a week ago was a freshman. That’s not a good sign.
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