Kansas State vs. NC State Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 28

Updated Dec. 28, 2023 3:04 p.m. ET

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The Pop-Tarts Bowl features a battle between the Kansas State Wildcats (who are 3-point favorites) and the NC State Wolfpack on December 28, 2023 at 5:45 PM ET on ESPN. The game has an over/under of 48.5 points.

The Wildcats' last contest was versus the Iowa State Cyclones, and they lost by a score of 42-35. The Wolfpack won against the North Carolina Tar Heels in their most recent game, 39-20.

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Kansas State vs. NC State Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 5:45 PM ET
Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida
TV: ESPN
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Kansas State vs NC State Betting Information updated as of December 28, 2023, 2:45 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Kansas State	-3 (-106)	-144	+121	48.5	-112	-108

Kansas State vs. NC State Prediction

Pick ATS: Kansas State (-3)
Pick OU: Over (48.5)
Prediction: Kansas State 34, NC State 19

Learn more about the Kansas State Wildcats vs. the NC State Wolfpack game on FOX Sports!

Kansas State vs. NC State Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Wildcats 26, Wolfpack 23.
The Wildcats have a 59.0% chance to collect the win in this game based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Wolfpack hold a 45.2% implied probability.
Kansas State has put together an 8-4-0 ATS record so far this year.
NC State is 6-4-1 ATS this year.

Kansas State vs. NC State: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Kansas State	NC State
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	37.8 (18)	26.8 (75)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	21.2 (27)	20.2 (20)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	11 (11)	14 (29)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	22 (25)	24 (10)

Kansas State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Will Howard	QB	2,643 YDS (61.2%) / 24 TD / 10 INT 354 RUSH YDS / 9 RUSH TD / 29.5 RUSH YPG
DJ Giddens	RB	1,075 YDS / 9 TD / 89.6 YPG / 5.5 YPC 28 REC / 286 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 23.8 REC YPG
Treshaun Ward	RB	651 YDS / 5 TD / 54.3 YPG / 5.2 YPC 17 REC / 129 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 10.8 REC YPG
Ben Sinnott	TE	49 REC / 676 YDS / 6 TD / 56.3 YPG
Austin Moore	LB	57 TKL / 9.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Kobe Savage	S	53 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Desmond Purnell	LB	41 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 1 INT
Marques Sigle	S	56 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

NC State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Brennan Armstrong	QB	1,619 YDS (62.4%) / 11 TD / 6 INT 544 RUSH YDS / 6 RUSH TD / 45.3 RUSH YPG
Kevin Concepcion	WR	64 REC / 767 YDS / 10 TD / 63.9 YPG
Delbert Mimms III	RB	269 YDS / 8 TD / 22.4 YPG / 2.9 YPC
MJ Morris	QB	719 YDS (55.8%) / 7 TD / 5 INT
Payton Wilson	LB	133 TKL / 14.0 TFL / 6.0 SACK / 3 INT
Davin Vann	DT	37 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 6.5 SACK
Sean Brown	S	55 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK / 2 INT
Jaylon Scott	LB	70 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK