Louisville vs. NC State Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 29

Updated Sep. 29, 2023 9:05 a.m. ET

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The Louisville Cardinals (4-0) are 3.5-point favorites when they visit the NC State Wolfpack (3-1) in conference play on Friday, September 29, 2023 at Wayne Day Family Field at Carter-Finley Stadium. A 55.5-point over/under is set for the contest.

The Cardinals won versus the Boston College Eagles in their last game, 56-28. The Wolfpack beat the Virginia Cavaliers, 24-21, in their last contest.

Louisville vs. NC State Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, September 29, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Location: Wayne Day Family Field at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina
TV: ESPN
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Louisville vs NC State Betting Information updated as of September 29, 2023, 8:45 AM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Louisville	-3.5 (-110)	-178	+150	55.5	-110	-110

Louisville vs. NC State Prediction

Pick ATS: NC State (+3.5)
Pick OU: Over (55.5)
Prediction: Louisville 29, NC State 28

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Louisville vs. NC State Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Cardinals 30, Wolfpack 26.
The Cardinals have a 64.0% chance to collect the win in this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Wolfpack hold a 40.0% implied probability.
Louisville has a record of 2-2-0 against the spread this season.
NC State has not won against the spread this year in three games with a spread.

Louisville vs. NC State: Head-to-Head

The last two times NC State and Louisville have matched up, the two teams share a split 1-1 record.
The Cardinals and the Wolfpack have matched up evenly over their last two games, sporting an even 1-1 record against the spread. In those two head-to-head matchups, the two teams have yet to go over the point total.
Louisville and NC State have matched up evenly on offense over their past two matchups, with each team scoring 38 total points in those games.

Louisville vs. NC State: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Louisville	NC State
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	43.0 (10)	29.3 (67)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	19.0 (41)	21.8 (56)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	4 (30)	4 (30)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	6 (54)	5 (74)

Louisville 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Jawhar Jordan	RB	478 YDS / 6 TD / 119.5 YPG / 9.6 YPC 6 REC / 133 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 33.3 REC YPG
Jack Plummer	QB	1,120 YDS (67.0%) / 10 TD / 4 INT 100 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 25.0 RUSH YPG
Jamari Thrash	WR	19 REC / 400 YDS / 5 TD / 100.0 YPG
Ahmari Huggins-Bruce	WR	11 REC / 173 YDS / 2 TD / 43.3 YPG
Ashton Gillotte	DL	7 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK
Devin Neal	DB	13 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
TJ Quinn	LB	16 TKL / 0.0 TFL
Jaylin Alderman	LB	14 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK

NC State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Brennan Armstrong	QB	859 YDS (60.0%) / 5 TD / 4 INT 225 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 56.3 RUSH YPG
Kevin Concepcion	WR	22 REC / 238 YDS / 2 TD / 59.5 YPG
Delbert Mimms III	RB	84 YDS / 4 TD / 21.0 YPG / 3.1 YPC
Bradley Rozner	WR	8 REC / 89 YDS / 2 TD / 22.3 YPG
Payton Wilson	LB	45 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 1 INT
Davin Vann	DT	10 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK
Sean Brown	S	19 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1 INT / 3 PD
Robert Kennedy	DB	14 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK / 1 INT