Western Carolina vs. NC State Odds: Wolfpack Given 99% Chance to Beat Western Carolina on Thursday Night
Western Carolina vs. NC State Odds: Wolfpack Given 99% Chance to Beat Western Carolina on Thursday Night
NC State is ready to get their 2024 season underway with a tune-up game against FCS Western Carolina. They are favored by over four touchdowns in this matchup, and will look to heat up ahead of their ACC schedule.
These squads have played seven times, with NC State earning major victories in all meetings. They last won 41-0 in 2019, and will look for a similar result tonight.
Western Carolina is 0-9 against FBS teams in their school history, all games played since 2001. They have never scored more than 16 points in any of these matchups, and recently lost to Oklahoma by a whopping score of 76-0. They will try to change their fate tonight, but the odds are stacked against them.
Grayson McCall transferred into NC State this offseason after a prolific career at Coastal Carolina. The QB will take over the Wolfpack offense from Brendan Armstrong, and Dave Doeren has high hopes for the fifth-year senior. He will look to get his legs under him with an offensive explosion against the Catamounts tonight.
Let's check out the latest odds for Western Carolina vs. NC State on Thursday night.
Western Carolina vs. NC State
Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Location: Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC)
How to watch: ESPN+
Western Carolina Record: 0-0
NC State Record: 0-0
Complete Western Carolina vs. NC State odds
Western Carolina vs. NC State Odds
| Team | Spread Odds | Moneyline Odds | Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina | +32.5 (-110) | +3000 | 61.5 (-110) |
| NC State | -32.5 (-110) | -10000 | 61.5 (-110) |
NC State comes into this game as a heavy favorite, and will look to test out their offense against an inferior FCS opponent.
They are currently rocking -10000 odds on the moneyline, giving the Wolfpack a 99%+ chance of victory. Nearly no one will be risking money on this, and most of the action has been targeted on the spread.
Currently, the betting splits are seeing a disparity in favor of NC State. Despite receiving only 13% of the bets, the Wolfpack are getting over 54% of the money to cover -32.5 on the spread. This spread has stayed mostly stagnant, dropping only a bit from 33.5.
Meanwhile on the total, 65% of the bets and 61% of the money is backing the over 61.5 in this game. The total has moved a bit more than the spread, climbing up from 59.5 over the course of the summer.
Western Carolina vs. NC State Preview
The NC State Wolfpack will look to heat up their offense against this FCS defense on Thursday night. With new pieces including Grayson McCall at QB, they need to use these matchups to build chemistry.
NC State is sporting a win total of 8.5 that is currently juiced to the over, and they will look for at least nine regular season wins once again. McCall possesses strong experience through his years at Coastal Carolina, and if he can create efficient play in Dave Doeren's system, this team will have a lot of success in the ACC once again.
Elsewhere on offense, Jordan Waters transferred from Duke to play RB, and Noah Rogers came over from Ohio State at wideout. They have a great deal of talent to work with in this conference, but will need to warm up the engine in these first few games.
The Wolfpack return a defense that ranked in the top-30 of points allowed per game, and have typically found a way to stay in games thanks to shutting down the opposition in recent years. They may have lost superstar linebacker Payton Wilson to the NFL, but new faces will fill in the gaps. This unit should be able to hold Western Carolina under their ceiling of 16 points against FBS teams, so that's another metric to measure the success of this opening matchup.
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