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NC State vs. Northern Illinois Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 28, 2024

Updated Sep. 26, 2024 4:24 p.m. ET

The NC State Wolfpack (2-2) are 6.5-point favorites heading into their matchup on Saturday, September 28, 2024 against the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-1). The game has a point total set at 47.

The Wolfpack lost to the Clemson Tigers, 59-35, in their last contest. The Huskies lost versus the Buffalo Bulls in their most recent game, 23-20.

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NC State vs. Northern Illinois Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Wayne Day Family Field at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina
TV: The CW
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NC State vs Northern Illinois Betting Information updated as of September 25, 2024, 2:46 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
NC State	-6.5 (-111)	-248	+200	47	-110	-110

NC State vs. Northern Illinois Prediction

Pick ATS: Northern Illinois (+6.5)
Pick OU: Over (47)
Prediction: Northern Illinois 27, NC State 26

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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NC State vs. Northern Illinois Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Wolfpack 27, Huskies 20.
The Wolfpack have a 71.3% chance to win this meeting based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Huskies have a 33.3% implied probability.
NC State is winless against the spread this season (0-3-0).
Northern Illinois has won one game against the spread this year.

NC State vs. Northern Illinois: 2024 Stats Comparison

	NC State	Northern Illinois
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	28.3 (67)	30 (95)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	37.8 (130)	17.3 (26)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	8 (114)	3 (26)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	5 (58)	3 (96)

NC State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Jordan Waters	RB	190 YDS / 2 TD / 47.5 YPG / 4.3 YPC 4 REC / 38 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 9.5 REC YPG
Kevin Concepcion	WR	27 REC / 239 YDS / 3 TD / 59.8 YPG
Kendrick Raphael	RB	186 YDS / 2 TD / 46.5 YPG / 7.2 YPC
Grayson McCall	QB	476 YDS (66.7%) / 3 TD / 2 INT 44 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 11 RUSH YPG
Donovan Kaufman	DB	23 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Sean Brown	LB	26 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK
Caden Fordham	LB	29 TKL / 1 TFL
Aydan White	DB	17 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

Northern Illinois 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Antario Brown	RB	241 YDS / 2 TD / 80.3 YPG / 4.6 YPC 7 REC / 193 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 64.3 REC YPG
Ethan Hampton	QB	720 YDS (62.2%) / 6 TD / 1 INT 45 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 15 RUSH YPG
Trayvon Rudolph	WR	6 REC / 114 YDS / 1 TD / 38 YPG
Grayson Barnes	TE	10 REC / 138 YDS / 1 TD / 46 YPG
Nevaeh Sanders	DL	4 TKL / 2 TFL / 3 SACK
Devonte O'Malley	DL	6 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Christian Fuhrman	LB	13 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Roy Williams	DL	7 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK