NC State Newsstand: Pack opens as strong favorite vs. UConn
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TheWolfpacker.com’s Tuesday Morning Newsstand
NC State football is just 100 days away from kicking off its 2023 season against Connecticut on the road. DraftKings sports book has released its betting odds for the week one showdown and considers the Wolfpack a 16-point favorite.
That game will be a rematch of the 2022 bout between the two programs that ended in a 41-10 win for NC State. Going into the summer, ESPN’s analytics give the Pack an 87.3-percent chance to leave Pratt & Whitney Stadium with a win.
The matchup will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network Thursday, Aug. 31, with its time still to be announced.
UConn finished last season strong at 6-7, winning 5 of 6 games at one point before dropping its final 2 contests of the season. That included a Myrtle Beach Bowl matchup against Marshall.
DraftKings also lists NC State at +30000 to win the national championship, tying the Pack with Duke, Kansas, Oklahoma State and others.
Here’s the program’s complete 2023 schedule.
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| Sept. 2 | at Connecticut | East Hartford, Conn. |
| Sept. 9 | NOTRE DAME | Raleigh |
| Sept. 16 | VMI | Raleigh |
| Sept. 22 (Friday) | at Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Sept. 29 (Friday) | LOUISVILLE | Raleigh |
| Oct. 7 | MARSHALL | Raleigh |
| Oct. 14 | at Duke | Durham, N.C. |
| Oct. 28 | CLEMSON | Raleigh |
| Nov. 4 | MIAMI | Raleigh |
| Nov. 11 | at Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| Nov. 18 | at Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Va. |
| Nov. 25 | NORTH CAROLINA | Raleigh |
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Pack baseball begins its ACC Tournament run this week, kicking things off with a showdown against Duke Tuesday at 7 p.m..
Two members of the Wolfpack program made the All-ACC squad— Jacob Cozart on the second team and LuJames Groover on the third team.
NC State quote of the day
This quote is from Elijah Groves, a class of 2024 linebacker who recently picked up an offer from the Wolfpack, talking about why he is interested in the program.
“I want to go to college to play defense, and I know NC State’s got a really good defense,” Groves said.
Today’s top NC State headlines
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