East Carolina Pirates vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction & Picks - NCAA
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by Matt Lowrimore | in NCAA Picks
Thursday night will officially mark the start of Week 1 in college football and will feature a matchup between the East Carolina Pirates, out of the American Conference, and the NC State Wolfpack, out of the ACC. Let’s take a look at the match statistics and predictions for this game between the Pirates and Wolfpack
East Carolina enters this game coming off an 8-5 season in 2024-2025, going 5-3 in conference play. The Pirates did finish the season strong, winning five of their final six games, which clinched them a spot in the Go Bowling Military Bowl. East Carolina was also decent in road games last season, going 3-3 over six games.
As for NC State, they enter this game off a 2024-205 season where they finished 6-7 and 3-5 in the ACC. The Wolfpack stumbled down the stretch, losing two of their final three regular-season games, but managed to beat their rivals, North Carolina, to clinch a spot in a bowl game.
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East Carolina Pirates vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Form
Table
| Teams | % | P | W | D | L |
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0.75 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
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7
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0.556 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
East Carolina Pirates and North Carolina State Wolfpack Latest Matches
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1/1 (100%)
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East Carolina Pirates - North Carolina State Wolfpack Key Points
- The Wolfpack were 4-3 SU at home in 2024-2025
- The Pirates were 3-3 SU on the road in 2024-2024
- The Wolfpack were 3-3 SU to end 2024-2025
- The Pirates were 5-1 SU to end 2024-2025
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Our East Carolina Pirates vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction
Strangely enough, these two teams will be meeting for the second consecutive time in this matchup on Thursday. The other being in the Go Bowling Military Bowl back in December 2024, a game that the Pirates won 26-21.
The Pirates come into this game as a double-digit underdog, but have shown signs of improvement, considering they were 2-10 in the 2023-2024 season, improving to 8-5 in the 2024-2025 season.
As for the Wolfpack, they continue to be inconsistent, finishing 9-4 in 2023-2024 before regressing to 6-7 in 2024-2025. Based on this and the fact that East Carolina beat this NC State team outright about nine months ago, our East Carolina Pirates vs NC State Wolfpack prediction is: East Carolina Pirates +14.All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
