North Carolina (7-3, 3-3 ACC), Louisville (6-4, 3-4), Saturday, 3:30 PM ET (ACC Network)
Fan Duel Sportsbook College Line: Louisville 3 1/2.
Series record: Louisville leads 7-4.
What is at stake?
The game is about the postseason positioning of two bowl-qualified teams in the league’s Atlantic Division.the wolf pack unexpected home loss Last weekend I went to Boston College and knocked a team out of the AP Top 25 for the first time this season. Still, Dave Doeren’s team has only a chance to post his second season with double-digit wins in show history. His four-game winning streak for Louisville 31-16 loss At No. 9 Clemson, the Cardinals could go on to their second seven-win season under Scott Satterfield.
key matchup
North Carolina State’s offensive line vs. Louisville’s pass rush. The Cardinals entered the game with 36 sacks, just one behind ACC leaders Pittsburgh, averaging 3.6 sacks per game. Defensive he lineman Yaya Diaby has 6.5 sacks and he is fourth. Meanwhile, North Carolina State has had just two of him in one game and has protected MJ Morris well enough that the freshman came off the bench, overtook Virginia Tech, and packed enough to upset Wake Forest. was able to bring together
Player to watch
North Carolina: RB Michael Allen. The first-year running back stepped up in the last two games and provided much-needed production with a thumping Demme Sumo-Kernvey. He had a team-high 77 yards on the ground in a BC loss to go with a 9-yard catch.
Louisville: WR Tyler Hudson. The senior transferer caught 11 passes for Clemson’s career-high 163 yards, his fourth 100-yard game of the season. Hudson has racked up 305 yards on 17 receptions in his last two contests, with 866 yards ranking him second in his ACC. It takes 134 yards for him to become his seventh Louisville player in his 1,000 receiving yards.
facts and figures
A home loss to Boston College in North Carolina came with a program on the verge of setting a new program record with a 17-game winning streak. …North Carolina State won his final trip to Louisville in 2018. … Linebacker Sanogo Momo recorded his career-high 14 tackles for Clemson, and has his 27 tackles in the last two games. …Quarterback Malik Cunningham, who was rated daily due to a shoulder injury, is listed as a starter when he replaces his 2016 Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson (119) with his TD needs one touchdown to surpass his career as his leader.
