2022 Week 1 Preview: NC State Wolfpack @ East Carolina Pirates

Game notes

Time and Date: Saturday, September 3 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN

Location: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium — Greenville, NC

Spread: NC State (-11.5)

ESPN FPI: NC State has 74.8% chance to win

All-time series: NC State leads, 18-13

Last meeting: NC State 34, East Carolina 6 — August 31, 2019

Current streak: NC State, 2 (2018-19)

Setting the scene

There was a time when the East Carolina Pirates used to make the ACC walk the plank every September. From 2013 to 2016, East Carolina tackled six consecutive ACC opponents — North Carolina twice, Virginia Tech twice, and NC State twice. But suddenly, the Pirates’ ACC dominance subsided in 2016 after toppling the Wolfpack 33-30 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.…