Old Dominion at NC State – Preview and Prediction

Old Dominion at NC State – Preview and Prediction

NC STATE 21 OLD DOMINION (59)

Implied Projected Score: NC State 40 Old Dominion 19

MEGALOCKS LINE – NC State 18

The Game

The Wolfpack come into this game looking to right the ship after a tough 33-30 loss to East Carolina last week. Old Dominion stands at 1-1 after a win vs FCS foe Hampton and an understandable road loss vs Appalachian St.

The Match-Up

NC State offense vs Old Dominion defense

That was quite the entertaining Wolfpack / Pirates game last week. We came away very impressed with QB Ryan Finely as well as the running game. Finely has not thrown an INT yet this season and RB Matthew Dayes has ran for 241 yards already in 2016. Old Dominion has given up 34 points or more per game for the last three seasons and we are not confident in their ability to stop a high-octane offense. We just need to watch them for at least one more week. There seems to be quite a few guys on the injury list but we have not dug into that yet.

Old Dominion offense vs NC State defense

David Washington is the man at QB for the Monarchs. He has only completed 50% of his passes but has only thrown one INT and is their 2nd leading rusher. Old Dominion is very dependent on RB Ray Lawry who is one of the most underrated RBs in the FBS. We feel that without a significant passing threat the Wolfpack should be able to limit Old Dominion from scoring more than 17-21 points.

MEGA morsels

Old Dominion played here in 2014 and lost 46-34 as 16-point dogs…..The Monarchs have C-USA games on deck so this could be a lay-down-and-die spot for them….Gotta keep the troops healthy.

Summary

Too close to call on either the side or the total. Would only play NC State if we needed a play.

Conclusion

Official play: None

Lean: Smallest of leans to NC St at -21 or better if you can get it.