ESPN Predictions on Clemson-NC State |
Both ESPN writers, Heather Dinich and Andrea Adelson have Clemson winning over the 14 point spread for the Clemson-North Carolina State game.
AA picks: Clemson 38, NC State 20 HD picks: Clemson 42, NC State 21
The Wolfpack have beaten Top 10 teams in consecutive seasons. That includes Clemson in 2011. But this NC State team has a new coach and a vastly different look on both offense and defense and is still adjusting, as a close call against Richmond showed a few weeks ago.
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, meanwhile, threw for 426 yards and five touchdown passes last year against a much more experienced Wolfpack secondary. To have a shot at another upset, NC State has got to pressure Boyd and get a near perfect game from quarterback Pete Thomas. The odds say the Clemson offense will be too much to handle again.
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