NC State vs Tennessee Preview: Key Matchup Insights

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00:00Now we go to the night cap in prime time in charlotte 24th ranked nc state takes on number 14

00:07Tennessee the game is technically a neutral site kev in charlotte

00:12But not all that far away from raleigh the trip for the pack

00:16It is a nine and a half point spread in favor of the volunteers

00:20With a total at 60 in a hook like our first rank matchup of the day

00:25We have seen considerable line movement based on the results of week one nc state tested by fcs for western

00:32Carolina wcu had a lead early in the fourth quarter tennessee hammers fcs foe chattanooga

00:4069 to 3 the line now close to double digits. How do you see this matchup playing?

00:44I would lean towards tennessee on the side here. Some of that again is kind of pre-season perception

00:49I think the vials are better. I do think you're paying a premium on this, but it's one of those times

00:54Look, sometimes you want to get a great number

00:55Sometimes you go they're gonna win by 10 anyway, and I think that could very well be the case here

01:00But what i'm on is under 61

01:03I am not a full believer in grayson mccall at this level

01:06At coastal carolina next to no reps against legitimate opponents except for last year's opening game against ucla on the road

01:14Led that team to 13 points when their team total was about 24 and a half in that matchup

01:20And I think the vials pack a much better punch on the defensive side of the football

01:24Than that ucla's team would have been and I know you could say oh, but he's at nc state this this year

01:28It's much better. Is it?

01:30Is it I mean, I know they got to 38 against western carolina

01:33It took everything out of them to get to that number against western carolina

01:38And if you're saying okay fine, I buy you on the mccall portion of the under what if nicky, you know, nicky tritz

01:44Treat goes out there puts up 40 50 points

01:47If you go back to when they had hendon hooker the again the the hendon hooker year

01:52One of his worst games was at pit week two tough matchup not a rivalry game

01:57But obviously a big game double ranked teams and that was a hendon hooker who had already had a full season

02:03Under his belt. I think this is going to be the toughest test that nico's had so far

02:07With respect to the bowl game against iowa. It's a bowl game

02:11So I think here nfl stadium nc state's defense are going to be playing with their hair on fire. I like under 61

02:17Yeah, I think if you're back in nc state in this matchup

02:20You want to get it under the 61 60 and a half in regards to that matchup?

02:24You want to utilize jordan waters in that rushing attack waters did rush for over four yards per carry two rushing touchdowns

02:30Most of it in the second half nc state came out flat. No doubt about it against western carolina

02:36Grayson mccall to kevin's point as well was very inconsistent very inconsistent last year as well in limited action for

02:43coastal carolina two years ago

02:45He was a much more efficient quarterback in regards to that scheme could run it could throw it only had three interceptions

02:51But last year he did struggle and nc state has struggled in regards to getting transfer quarterbacks

02:57Brennan armstrong struggled last year in the scheme. So what are you going to get in regards to nc state?

03:03Defensively in this matchup, I think you're seeing the line movement to for a couple of factors week one perception and the sec

03:10acc argument

03:12We saw clemson get blown out florida state as well

03:14If this is the next man up and best team they're going to need to run the football

03:19I think this is a very difficult matchup contrast in styles

03:22I will take the nine and a half but again

03:24It's just like michigan if they fall behind could be lights out and tennessee could put a 40 spot up

03:29You see that plus 950 price on nc state to win the acc

03:34It's now the fourth best number the wolf pack have been a consistent team in this conference

03:39With all the issues that florida state has experienced clemson boat raced in week

03:43Number one some look to the pack but some of the uncertainty in the atlantic coast conference is also with nc state

03:50Struggling against western carolina jordan waters in his debut the duke transfer 124 yards

03:56But more than 70 of that coming in the final seven minutes of the game

04:00As the wolf pack were finally able to take the lead and ice the game away. Grayson mccall in his debut

04:07318 yards for nc state three touchdowns and an interception nc state relies on the defense

04:14Under dave doran a team that has won at least eight games each of the last three years

04:18Top five in the acc in terms of scoring defense, but kev you look at this volunteers team

04:2420 and 9 against the spread under josh heupel since the start of 2021 as a favorite

04:30It's the sixth best cover percentage as the favorite side nationally. Yeah, this is to me though

04:35Again, if you think about at large

04:39I think the acc it just looks so done unless you are miami, but for tennessee

04:45That's why this is such a big game

04:48A loss here look it'll keep nc state ranked a win's not going to do so much

04:52But a loss here is really going to hurt when we're kind of trying to really narrow it down much later on this season

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