The ACC’s third-leading rusher, Matthew Dayes (865 yards, 12 TDs), will be on display when the North Carolina State Wolfpack play the Boston College Eagles. If it can pull out a win this week, North Carolina State (5-3) could begin to get back on track. While they have had some success this season, the Wolfpack have struggled lately, losing their last three games. The game starts at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov 7 and will air on ESP3.
Boston College fell to Virginia Tech 26-10 last week. Charlie Callinan had a good game in the loss, registering two receptions for 43 yards. North Carolina State came up short as well, falling to Clemson 56-41. Jaylen Samuels had a solid game for the Wolfpack, totaling eight receptions for 74 yards and one TD. He added 65 yards and a TD on six rush attempts. David J. Grinnage had a big game as well, totaling 82 receiving yards and a TD on seven receptions.
North Carolina State is a slight one-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment.
The Eagles enter the game with records of 3-6 Straight Up (SU) and 4-4-1 Against The Spread (ATS) this season. Over their last five games, the Eagles have records of 0-5 SU and 3-2 ATS. The Eagles have the top run defense in the nation, so the Wolfpack could have a tough time running the ball. The Eagles give up just 64.2 rushing yards per game. One of the keys to the game will be whether the Wolfpack can protect the quarterback against Boston College’s aggressive pass rush. The defense ranks 13th in the nation in sacks with 3.1 per game.
On the other side, the Wolfpack have 5-3 SU and ATS records this season. The Wolfpack went 2-3 for both SU and ATS over the last five games. North Carolina State’s 13th-ranked pass defense has given its competition headaches. Opponents have only thrown for 173.9 yards per game against this scary unit. North Carolina State fans don’t normally have much to complain about when it comes to the refs. The Wolfpack record very few penalties, ranking 16th with only 4.6 per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – North Carolina State, ATS Winner – North Carolina State
Notes
Boston College is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston College’s last 7 games.
Boston College is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston College’s last 6 games at home.
Boston College is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing North Carolina State.
Boston College is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against North Carolina State.
North Carolina State is 5-0 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Boston College is 3-0 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
Remarkably, Boston College is winless (0-4) SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet 3-2 SU when losing the turnover battle.
Dating back to last year, Boston College is only 4-10 SU against ACC opponents, while North Carolina State is just 4-8 SU against in-conference foes.
The Boston College rushing attack is ranked only 74th nationally, while the North Carolina State run defense is ranked 27th. The Wolfpack run game is ranked just 31st, compared to the first-ranked rush defense of the Eagles.
