UConn Huskies vs. NC State Wolfpack odds: college football picks, Aug. 31 predictions from proven sports model

The NC State Wolfpack look to open the 2023 season on a high note as they travel north to face the UConn Huskies on Thursday night. Last year, the Wolfpack went 8-5, including a dramatic overtime victory over in-state rival North Carolina before losing in the Duke's Mayo Bowl to Maryland. UConn bounced back from a one win season in 2021 with a 6-7 campaign for new coach Jim Mora last season.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT. The game will be televised by CBS Sports Network. The Wolfpack are favored by 14 points in the latest UConn vs. NC State odds, and the over/under is set at 46 points.

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The model knows that NC State soundly defeated UConn last season, 41-10. In that game, the Wolfpack generated 492 total yards and held the Huskies to just 160 yards and eight first downs. New NC State quarterback Brennan Armstrong transferred from Virginia in the offseason, where he is the program's all-time leader in passing yards.

The model also knows that UConn won five of its seven games last season when opponents turned the ball over two or more times. In their last game against an ACC opponent, the Huskies defeated Boston College, 13-3 in 2022 after losing the previous eight. Unfortunately the program is 2-16 in its last 18 September games and is being outscored by a combined score of 43-19.

The model has simulated UConn vs. NC State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

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