Duke (6-2, 3-2) travels to Raleigh to face N.C. State (4-4, 2-3) Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. EST. Television coverage will be provided on the CW Network. Duke opened as a 5.5-point favorite. Duke is coming off a 47-2 beatdown of Boston College in their last game, while N.C. State defeated California 31-10 in their last outing.
The teams have faced two common opponents this season. Duke beat Stanford 35-7 and Virginia 19-16, while N.C. State lost to Stanford 31-28 and Virginia 34-8.
After the loss to Stanford, the Wolfpack fired Head Coach Dave Doeren. Duke Head Coach Manny Diaz was asked how an interim coach changes Duke’s game preparation.