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NC State Wolfpack vs. East Carolina Pirates
The NC State Wolfpack and the East Carolina Pirates will both be looking to go 1-0 on the season when they meet at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Wolfpack as -10-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 58.5.
East Carolina lost its last outing, a 35-13 result against Bearcats on November 26. East Carolina failed to cover in that game as a +15-point underdog, while the 48 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, NC State was a 34-30 winner at home against Tar Heels. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (64) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
NC State:
Team record: 9-3 SU,7-5 ATS
North Carolina State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of North Carolina State's last 10 games
North Carolina State is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
East Carolina:
Team record: 7-5 SU,7-5 ATS
East Carolina is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
East Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of East Carolina's last 7 games
Next up:
NC State home to Charleston Southern Saturday, September 10
East Carolina home to Old Dominion Saturday, September 10