Coming off of a dominant performance over the Florida State Seminoles, the No. 22 N.C. State Wolfpack (6-2, 3-2) opened as a 15 point favorite over Wake Forest (4-5, 1-4). The Deacs fell 41-24 to No. 13 Syracuse on Saturday.
N.C. State welcomes Wake Forest to Carter-Finley Stadium for a Thursday night, 7:30 kickoff on ESPN. Raleigh has been a house of horrors for Wake lately, as State has won the past four meetings by a combined score of 150-38 (average of 37.5-9.5). Wake last won in Raleigh in 2006 when Sam Swank made three field goals of fifty-plus yards en route to a 25-23 victory.