Two programs that had very different seasons in 2018, the East Carolina Pirates (+17) and the North Carolina State Wolfpack (-17) will square off on the grass of Carter-Finley Stadium. The opening kickoff for this game is set for 12:00 p.m. ET and interested parties can watch the action on ACC Network.
Betting Preview: North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. East Carolina Pirates
In this Saturday matchup, North Carolina State is getting picked as the heavy favorite and is currently giving up 17 points. If they want to take the moneyline, bettors would currently have to put up $1,200 in order to win $100 back on the Pack (-1200). The Pirates are getting +710 moneyline odds. If one side can catch a lucky break early it’ll create a decent in-game betting scenario. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 55 points.
The early action has shifted to both the Pirates and the under. The opening line was initially -21 while the game’s total was originally placed at 57.5.
Against the spread (ATS) last season, the Pirates finished 4-8. The over cashed in seven of their games while the under hit five times. The Wolfpack assembled an ATS record of 6-7 with an O/U record of 6-6.
The Wolfpack went 9-4 straight up (SU) last season while the Pirates went 3-9 in 2018. When playing against conference competition, the Pirates went 1-7 SU while the Wolfpack were 5-3 SU against Atlantic Coast teams. The Pirates finished 2-2 SU against teams from outside the conference and the Wolfpack were 4-0 SU against non-conference competition.
When these two teams faced each other a year ago, North Carolina State won easily 58-3.
The Pirates logged 303.4 passing yards per game and 132.3 rushing yards per game against their eight AAC opponents last year. The team managed to score 21.1 points per game against those opponents while giving up 38.5 per contest. When playing out-of-conference squads, they averaged 26.0 points and 35.0 points-allowed, along with 247.5 pass yards per game and 124.5 rush yards per game.
In matchups against out-of-conference foes in 2018, the Pack passed for 383.3 yards per game and ran for 139.3 per game on their way to 40.0 points per outing. When facing only ACC opponents, the offense registered 33.4 points per game by averaging 299.9 passing yards and 145.9 rushing yards. The Wolfpack defense allowed 10.8 PPG to non-conference foes and 28.6 to teams in conference.
East Carolina Pirates vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Free Pick
SU Winner: North Carolina State, ATS Winner: North Carolina State, O/U: Under
Team Betting Notes
- The Pirates created 13 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Wolfpack put up 27 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Pirates registered 3.6 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 4.3 to opponents.
- The Wolfpack rushed for 3.8 yards per carry last season and gave up 4.2 YPC to opponents.
- The Pirates O-line allowed 25 sacks last season. Their defense created 33 sacks.
- North Carolina State quarterbacks were sacked 11 times last season. Their defense recorded 35 sacks
- The Pirates recorded 18 passing touchdowns last season.
- The Wolfpack put up 25 passing touchdowns last season.
