Louisiana Tech at NC State Preview and Betting Pick For 9/14/2024

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will take on the NC State Wolfpack on September 14, 2024, at 12:00 pm ET. The betting odds have the Bulldogs as 21.5 point underdogs. Currently, 83% of spread bets are on Louisiana Tech, while NC State has received 17% of the bets. The total of 49 points has seen 33% of bets on the under and 67% on the over. Here, we break down this Louisiana Tech vs NC State matchup and give you our best bet for it as well.

Untested Louisiana Tech to Face Huge Challenge

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are 1-0 to start this season, beating FCS school Nicholls State 25-17 in their season opener on the final day of August. Here, the Bulldogs will face their first FBS opponent of the season, in a road game against an ACC opponent. We will see how such a leap forward in level of competition will impact them and whether Louisiana Tech can hang with the NC State Wolfpack.

While there is no such thing as a bad win in college football, there is plenty of room for improvement from Louisiana Tech after their game against Nicholls State. The Bulldogs scored just 25 points against an FCS school in their season opener, with five turnovers preventing them from putting up more points. A similar outcome in the turnover department could lead to a blowout loss in this game if the Bulldogs are not more careful with their possessions on Saturday.

NC State Hoping to Bounce Back at Home

Going into this weekend's Louisiana Tech vs NC State contest, NC State is coming off of a blowout loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. NC State lost 51-10 to the Vols, in a game that was over very early despite the Wolfpack playing at home. Here, NC State is a heavy favorite as they look to bounce back and get back above the .500 mark during the non-conference portion of the season.

So far this year, the Grayson McCall transfer at quarterback has not worked out nearly as well as NC State had hoped. McCall came in with a ton of hype from Coastal Carolina, but he has just three touchdowns through two games, including one game against an FCS school. He has to start trending in the right direction here for NC State to maximize its chances of picking itself off the canvas after getting dropped last week by Tennessee.

Louisiana Tech vs NC State Best Bet

This week, we will buy low on NC State and take them to cover the spread in this Louisiana Tech vs NC State matchup from Raleigh. Look for McCall to have more success than he did Tennessee and for the Wolfpack to improve to 2-1 as they start to put their slow start to the season in the rearview mirror.

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