NCAA Football Notre Dame vs NC State: Odds, Tips and Predictions 09/09/23.

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Prediction: Bet Notre Dame -8

• Over/Under: Notre Dame vs North Carolina State(50)
• Spread: Notre Dame -8
• Pick: Bet Notre Dame -8

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The NC State Wolfpack (1-0) will try to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0) at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Notre Dame opens this matchup as 8-point favorites. The total has been set at 50. Neither team has faced stellar competition so far, that means we have a lot of questions to answer for both teams.

The Wolfpack come into this game boasting a perfect record so far this season, having earned their victory against the Connecticut Huskies by a score of 24-14 in their previous outing. Brennan Armstrong led NC State to victory, amassing 155 yards on 17/26 passing with a 115.5 quarterback rating, no interceptions thrown, an average yards per pass attempt average of 6.0, and 19 runs totalling 96 yards for him in 19 attempts for an impressive average yards per attempt figure of 5.1 per attempt. The Wolfpack finished the game with 364 yards after 72 plays (5.1 yards per play), running 72 plays to complete it all (5.2 yards per play). NC State ran for an average of 4.5 yards per attempt while covering 209 on 46 attempts with 26 running attempts yielding 160 yards (6.2 per carry). Their secondary allowed for a completion percentage of 51.9% by yielding 113 yards from 14 out of 27 passing attempts through the air.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish have started their season strong, boasting an undefeated record of 2-0. Last time out against the Tennessee State Tigers, Sam Hartman completed 14/17 passes for 194 yards passing and two touchdowns. He finished with a quarterback rate 217 and completed the contest without throwing an interception. Audric Estime led the Fighting Irish on the ground with 13 attempts for 116 yards (8.9 per carry). By the game’s end, they ran 63 plays that covered 557 yds. Notre Dame Fighting Irish completed 33 rushing attempts and amassed 221 yards, an average of 6.7 yards per carry. They allowed opponents 89 yards on 36 attempts, which is 2.5 yards per run allowed; they also gave up 8 pass completions out of 22 attempts totalling 67 yards and posting a completion percentage of 36.4%

The Irish are the more explosive complete team and will pull away after a close first half. Notre Dame 31  NC State 17. Take the Irish and give the -8.

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Notre Dame to cover

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