Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/09/2023

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 9, 2023

Venue:  Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Notre Dame -7.5, NC State +7.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Notre Dame -7.5, NC State +7.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Notre Dame -7.5, NC State +7.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  2-0 (0-0) (FBS Independents)

North Carolina State Wolfpack:  1-0 (0-0) (8th place, ACC)

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  won their last game at home against the Tennessee State Tigers 56-3.

North Carolina State Wolfpack:  won their last game on the road against the UConn Huskies 24-14.

Notre Dame is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Tennessee State 56-3. Sam Hartman was the starting QB and he completed 14/17 passes for 194 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Audric Estime led the team in rushing yards with 116 and 1 TD. Jayden Thomas led the receivers with 62 receiving yards on 4 receptions. JD Bertrand led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Jordan Botelho led the defense in sacks with 1. Clarence Lewis came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

NC State is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 0-0 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 at home for this game. They won their last game against UConn 24-14. Brennan Armstrong was the starting QB and he completed 17/26 passes for 155 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Brennan Armstrong led the team in rushing yards with 96 and 2 TDs. Kevin "KC" Concepcion led the receivers with 36 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Payton Wilson led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Davin Vann and Jy'Kevious Hibbler each led the defense in sacks with 1. Payton Wilson came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Notre Dame listed as a 7.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Notre Dame is already 2-0 this year after playing in week 0 to start their season but they have looked great in both games, putting up a ton of points in each while also crushing teams with that strong defense. NC State has only played the 1 game this season and they did win it on the road against UConn, but they only won by 10 points in a low scoring game as their offense still needs some time to work in their new transfer QB. Notre Dame also has a new transfer QB but he proved himself at Wake Forest by putting up big numbers and so far in their 2 games with Hartman under center, they have been firing on all cylinders. Notre Dame is also a ranked team and trying to restore themselves as one of the best teams in the country since Brian Kelly left so even though they are on the road here, their defense will suffocate this NC State offense while Notre Dame's offense tries to run up the score here. The best way to place a bet here is on Notre Dame to cover the spread in this game.

Notre Dame North Carolina State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 9, 2023 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Notre Dame 42 NC State 21.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 18-10 ATS in all games. 8-1 ATS against ACC opponents. 6-2 OVER in road games. 7-2 OVER against ACC opponents. 

North Carolina State Wolfpack: 4-8 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 6-10 ATS after 1 or more consecutive straight up wins. 33-23 OVER as a home underdog. 6-2 OVER off a road no-cover where the team won as a favorite.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  E. Raridon (TE) day-to-day - Knee. D. Ford (RB) day-to-day - Undisclosed. G. Rubio (DL) day-to-day - Undisclosed. K. Bauman (TE) out for season - Knee. K. Smith (WR) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

North Carolina State Wolfpack:  R. Ashford (S) day-to-day - Undisclosed.

"I saw it on the clock as we were going out there. I think it was between two and three minutes. I said 'Man, if we can get a stop here, I want to have a two-minute drive. I was really calculating when we were going to use those time-outs and the ability to hold them as long as we could after 1st down, we use them, after 1st down we used one and 2nd down, we used two of them there, and I wanted to keep one time-out for our offense to have a two-minute drive. Obviously, they didn't need it." - Marcus Freeman after his team’s win against Tennessee State in their last game.

“I’m proud of our guys. Road win. Good football team we played. They’ve gotten a lot better. He’s done a nice job with his program. I thought our players adjusted well throughout the game. They did a great job in their opening drive and showed new things, and we didn’t adjust well in that first drive. Offense did a good job responding. I thought throughout the game, anytime momentum went the other way, we took it back.” - Dave Doeren after his team’s win against UConn in their last game.

WR Merriweather, Tobias 

WR Thomas, Jayden 

WR Tyree, Chris 

TE Evans, Mitchell 

QB Hartman, Sam 

RB Estimé, Audric 

WR Gray, Julian

WR Lesane, Keyon 

WR Rooks, Porter 

TE Toudle, Christopher 

QB Armstrong, Brennan 

RB Houston, Jordan 

Passing: S. Hartman (455)

Rushing: A. Estime (211)

Receiving: J. Thomas (125)

Touchdowns: J. Greathouse (2)

Passing: B. Armstrong (155)

Rushing: B. Armstrong (96)

Receiving: K. Concepcion (36)

Touchdowns: B. Armstrong (2)

Coaches:

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Marcus Freeman (3rd season)

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