2014 ABC College Football Week 5 Odds: Florida State vs. N.C. State

Florida State vs. N.C. State Odds

RALEIGH, NC (The Spread) – Jameis Winston returns to the lineup for No. 1 Florida State on Saturday when it hits the road to face N.C. State at 3:30PM ET on ABC.

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Florida State is 3-0 on the season, 1-0 on the road and 0-3 against the spread. N.C. State is 4-0 on the year, 3-0 at home and 2-2 against the spread. The home team has won five straight in this series.

Trends show that Florida State is just 3-13-1 against the spread in its last 17 meetings with N.C. State and 0-5-1 ATS in its last 6 trips to Raleigh. These two have hit the under in 5 of their last 7 meetings.

According to oddsmakers from BetDSI, Florida State is favored on the road, as the Seminoles are getting odds of -19 points against N.C. State, while the over/under total has been set at 58 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had FSU favored by 23.5 points. That was the highest the spread was, and it is currently at its low with the Seminoles favored by 19. The over/under total hasn’t changed since opening at 58 points.

Winston was suspended last week for FSU’s game with Clemson, which the Seminoles found a way to win 23-17 in overtime. FSU was held to just 317 yards of offense in the win while Clemson had 407 total yards, however, the Tigers missed a few key field goals that could have made a difference in the game. Sean Maguire was 21 of 39 passing for 304 yards in place of Winston while Rashad Greene caught nine passes for 135 yards and one touchdown.

N.C. State is coming off a 42-0 win over Presbyterian last week. The Wolfpack are coming into this game averaging 40.3 points per game while allowing just 18.5. N.C. State has also shown a balanced offensive attack, averaging 253.3 yards per game passing and 248.8 yards per game rushing. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett has thrown for 1,005 yards and 10 touchdowns with one interception while Shadrach Thornton has 283 rushing yards with five scores.

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In terms of Injuries, Florida State linebackers Matthew Thomas (ankle) and Ukeme Eligwe (foot) are both questionable for the game. N.C. State has no new injuries to report.

The Public Bets for this game are backing N.C. State, as the Wolfpack are getting 63% of the wagers with odds of +19 points against Florida State on Saturday.

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