North Carolina State returns eight defensive starters from a team that allowed 26 points per game last season and was ranked #29 in total defense. Bradley Chubb, B.J. Hill and Kentavius Street, it's top three defensive linemen, are back. The Wolfpack beat William & Mary 48-14 on Saturday as it held the Tribe to 2.2 yards per rush and 168 yards of total offense and just 10 first downs. N.C. State is breaking in two new quarterbacks as Ryan Finley started and was 17-of-21 for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and Jalan McClendon finished six-of-nine for 88 yards. The Wolfpack has gone UNDER the total in five of its last six games after scoring 40 points, and East Carolina went UNDER their last six games in 2015. The Pirates beat Western Carolina 52-7 in a game that barely went OVER last week. Quarterback Philip Nelson had a field day against the Tribe defense, but he'll face a much tougher stop-unit against an FBS school this week. East Carolina held the Catamounts to 320 total yards, including 172 through the air. N.C. State's new QBs will be playing their first road game and East Carolina's secondary is its defensive strong point. This one stays UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on NC State Wolfpack on the -12.5 ATS. And, 68% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that NC State would win by a score of 32.7 to 23.1 with NC State winning on the moneyline, East Carolina winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 58% of the public bets were on NC State Wolfpack on the -17.5 ATS. 92% of the public money was on NC State Wolfpack to win on the moneyline. And, 68% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that NC State would win by a score of 39.8 to 17.3 with NC State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 68% of the public bets were on NC State Wolfpack on the -25.5 ATS. 65% of the public money was on NC State Wolfpack to win on the moneyline. And, 77% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that NC State would win by a score of 42.4 to 18.4 with NC State winning on the moneyline, East Carolina winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 51% of the public bets were on NC State Wolfpack on the -7 ATS. 76% of the public money was on East Carolina Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 74% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that NC State would win by a score of 30.2 to 27.9 with NC State winning on the moneyline, East Carolina winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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NC State at East Carolina
12:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 80% of the public bets were on East Carolina Pirates on the -6 ATS. 64% of the public money was on East Carolina Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 90% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that East Carolina would win by a score of 27.0 to 26.8, NC State winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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East Carolina at NC State
12:30 PM Eastern
The East Carolina Pirates have had a great season at 8-2, and will surely go Bowling at season's end. They won what looked to be a signature win at North Carolina, but the Heels were a bad team the first half of the season where they stumbled to a 1-5 record. NC State has stumbled in ACC play where they have yet to win a game, but no one has beaten them at home by more than 14 points, and that includes Clemson, and the Wolf Pack is tough in the role of a home dog where they are 11-3-1 ATS in their last 15 in this role. East Carolina also has one game left next week vs. Marshall that will likely decide the Conference USA East Title, so they could very well be out of focus for a game against a team that has lost six straight. Make the play on NC State.
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