The 11th-ranked Florida State Seminoles will get their first taste of life without their starting quarterback (Deondre Francois) when they host the NC State Wolfpack in their ACC opener on Saturday.
The Noles have been off the field since their regular season opener because of Hurricane Irma while the Wolfpack will look to extend their winning ways at the expense of a Florida State team that was hoping to contend for the national championship under the guidance of their gifted dual-threat former starter.
Now, let’s find out where the value lies in this intriguing ACC match-up. Don’t forget to check out the rest of betting lines for College Football Week 4.
College Football Odds & Game Preview for Week 4: NC State at Florida State
When: Saturday, September 23, 2017at 12:00 PM ET Where: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida TV: ABC, ESPN2 NCAAF Odds: NC State +12There are only two matchups of ranked teams this weekend—but don’t sleep on the Week 4 slate (@bychrisjohnson) https://t.co/eIgCennBXi
— SI College Football (@si_ncaafb) 19 de septiembre de 2017
Why take NC State Odds at +12?
North Carolina State moved to 2-1 after three games by pounding overmatched Furman completely senseless in their 49-16 Week 3 win on Saturday, despite failing to cover the college football betting line as 36.5-point home favorites to fall to 0-3 ATS on the year. Quarterback Ryan Finley completed 22-of-27 passes for 231 yards and one touchdown in the win while running back Nyheim Hines rushed for a team-high 92 yards and one score on 11 carries. Backup running back Jaylen Samuels rushed five times for just 16 yards, but found the end zone on three of those carries. On the season, Finley has passed for 987 yards and six touchdowns while Hines has rushed for a team-high 202 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries. Wide receiver Kelvin Harmon has racked up a team-high 268 yards and one score. Now, North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren said that the Seminoles playing only one game and having a new quarterback makes preparations similar to a season opener. “It wouldn’t be if Francois was the quarterback because you could rely on all last season’s film with him,” Doeren said. “You have to talk about all the what-ifs, which maybe in game four normally you wouldn’t have to do that.”Series History
- Total Meetings: 36
- First Meeting: FSU 7 – NCSU 13 (1952)
- Last Meeting: FSU 24 – NCSU 20 (2016)
- All-Time Series: FSU 25-11
- Largest Margin of Victory: FSU +60 (1995)
- Longest Win Streak: FSU W8
- Current Win Streak: FSU W4
