NC State Wolfpack Spread vs. East Carolina (September 3)

NC State gets tested immediately versus a decent East Carolina team in Week 1.  They will be facing the Pirates on the road.  Granted East Carolina is favored to win no more than 6 regular season games. 

NC State Wolfpack vs. East Carolina Pirates (September 3)

NC State is an 11-point favorite in this game. The Wolfpack (23) have a power rating of 80.67.  East Carolina (87) has a rating of 66.55. Tack on 2 points for the home field advantage we are looking at a line that should be -12. This line has moved from -9.5 to -11.5, without touching the -12.  This makes NC State especially enticing here. 75% of the spread action was on the Wolfpack.

The two teams met twice last season season in Greenville and Raleigh, with NC State sweeping the season series. 

NC State should have a good explosive offense, but their defense may be even better with their linebacking corps likely among the best in the nation.

East Carolina's offense should be decent with an upgrade to the receiving corps thanks to the trasnfer portal but their pass protection is going to have a tough time versus the Wolfpack Saturday.  THat seems almost inevitable.

Expect an NC State 12-point or greater win here.

NC State Wolfpack 2022 Schedule

Sept 3 at East Carolina

Sept 10 Charleston Southern

Sept 17 Texas Tech

Sept 24 UConn

Oct 1 at Clemson

Oct 8 Florida State

Oct 15 at Syracuse

Oct 22 OPEN DATE

Oct 27 Virginia Tech

Nov 5 Wake Forest

Nov 12 Boston College

Nov 19 at Louisville

Nov 25 at North Carolina

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com