North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/22/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Friday, September 22, 2023

Venue:  Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  NC State -9.5, UVA +9.5; Over/Under:  47 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  NC State -9, UVA +9; Over/Under:  46.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  NC State -9.5, UVA +9.5; Over/Under:  46.5 points

North Carolina State Wolfpack:  2-1 (0-0) (9th place, ACC)

Virginia Cavaliers:  0-3 (0-0) (14th place, ACC)

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North Carolina State Wolfpack:  won their last game at home against the Virginia Military Keydets 45-7.

Virginia Cavaliers:  lost their last game on the road against the Maryland Terrapins 42-14.

NC State is entering this game with a 2-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-1 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against VMI 45-7. Brennan Armstrong was the starting QB and he completed 27/32 passes for 264 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Kendrick Raphael led the team in rushing yards with 85. Julian Gray led the receivers with 80 receiving yards on 2 receptions. Payton Wilson led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles while Robert Kennedy led the defense in sacks with 1.5. Robert Kennedy came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Virginia is entering this game with a 0-3 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 0-1 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-1 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Maryland 42-14. Anthony Colandrea was the starting QB and he completed 23/39 passes for 263 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 3 interceptions. Perris Jones led the team in rushing yards with 37 and 1 TD. Malik Washington led the receivers with 141 receiving yards on 9 receptions. Jonas Sanker led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Kameron Butler led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have NC State listed as a 9.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. NC State is 2-1 this season but they have looked a lot better in their games this year. Brennan Armstrong has been a great addition to this offense as it has been running a lot more smoothly in their games and their only loss was to Notre Dame who might just be one of the best teams in the country this year. They still put up a really good fight in that game against a good Notre Dame team and now they are opening up their conference play against a winless Virginia team. Virginia is 0-3 this season and they had a really close game against James Madison which they almost won but other than 1 game, they have looked terrible in their blowout losses. They are also dealing with an injury to their starting QB so they have been playing with their backup who hasn't been bad early in games but has been falling apart later on. NC State has a really good team and they will be looking to open up their conference schedule on a positive note. The best way to place a bet here is on NC State to cover the spread in this game.

North Carolina State Virginia Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, September 22, 2023 (7:30 pm ET start time) is NC State 38 Virginia 17.

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North Carolina State Wolfpack: 20-39 ATS as a road favorite. 4-9 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 30-18 UNDER as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 15-8 UNDER after outrushing opponent by 150 or more yards last game.

Virginia Cavaliers: 10-4 ATS off 3 or more consecutive overs. 26-18 ATS after a loss by 21 or more points. 50-29 UNDER as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points. 6-1 UNDER off a road blowout loss by 28 points or more.

North Carolina State Wolfpack:  R. Ashford (S) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. J. Harris (S) out for season - Pectoral.

Virginia Cavaliers:  T. Muskett (QB) Ques Fri - Shoulder. O. Agunloye (DT) out for season - Knee. X. Brown (RB) Late Sept - Arm.

“It’s one of the beauties of youth, you know, these kids are very quick to respond and bounce back more so than the adults, I think. Every play that a guy makes builds confidence. Like that run Kendrick had, jumped over a guy, that’s going to build confidence for him.” - Dave Doeren after his team’s win against VMI in their last game.

“He's going to have moments where he's going to have to learn on the field. In that situation, you instruct him in the huddle, ‘Hey, if it’s not there, throw it away. We got points.'” - Tony Elliott after his team’s loss against Maryland in their last game. 

WR Gray, Julian

WR Lesane, Keyon 

WR Concepcion, Kevin 

TE Toudle, Christopher 

QB Armstrong, Brennan 

RB Houston, Jordan 

WR Fields, Malachi 

WR Starling, Demick 

WR Washington, Malik 

TE Wood Jr., Sackett 

QB Muskett, Tony 

RB Jones, Perris

Passing: B. Armstrong (679)

Rushing: B. Armstrong (161)

Receiving: K. Concepcion (122)

Touchdowns: B. Armstrong (3)

Passing: A. Colandrea (652)

Rushing: P. Jones (87)

Receiving: M. Washington (289)

Touchdowns: K. Pace (3)

Coaches:

North Carolina State Wolfpack: Dave Doeren (11th season)

Virginia Cavaliers: Tony Elliott (2nd season)