Teams hoping to build on last season's successes meet when the North Carolina State Wolpack meet the East Carolina Pirates on Saturday. N.C. State holds an 18-13 all-time series edge. Kickoff from Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, N.C., is set for noon ET. N.C. State is favored by 11.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 51.5 (see up-to-date'odds for every game this week on our college football odds page).'
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The model knows the Wolfpack return a big part of their offense from a year ago in redshirt junior quarterback Devin Leary. Leary set a single season school record with 35 touchdown passes in 2021, and has 51 for his career. He is on four different watch lists – Maxwell, O'Brien, Manning and Walter Camp Player of the Year. Last season, he completed 283 of 431 passes (65.7 percent) f or 3,433 yards and a rating of 157.0. One of his best games was in a 45-42 loss to No. 12 Wake Forest. In that game, he completed 37 of 59 passes (62.7 percent) for 408 yards and four touchdowns. He was picked off twice.