The Charleston Southern Buccaneers (0-1) and NC State Wolfpack (1-0) meet Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET (ESPN3). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Charleston Southern at NC State odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Buccaneers opened with a 52-38 loss at home against fellow FCS foe Western Carolina. Charleston Southern fell behind 31-7 and scratched back to within 38-31 late in the third quarter, showing some nice fight. But the Charleston Southern D was pounded for 616 total yards, including 433 through the air. That’s not a good sign heading to Raleigh.
The Wolfpack survived a scare on the road at East Carolina, winning 21-20 thanks to a missed field goal by the Pirates in the final seconds. NC State needs to clean up the sloppy play after turning it over twice in Greenville, while committing 8 penalties for 73 yards.
NC State is No. 13 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.