Sun Bowl: North Carolina State Wolf Pack vs. Arizona State Sun Devils

On Friday – the North Carolina State Wolf Pack and Arizona State Sun Devils will get together as part of the Sun Bowl in El Paso Texas. The 24th ranked North Carolina State Wolpack are 8-4 on the season, and finished 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference – Atlantic Division.

The Arizona State Sun Devils come into the game after their 2nd place finish in the Pac-12 South. Arizona State finished with a 7-5 record on the season. The Sun Devils won their last two games of the season to get into a bowl game. Arizona State is the underdog in this game. North Carolina State is -7 over the Arizona State Sun Devils on Friday.

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The North Carolina State Wolf Pack would love to finish the season strong after a solid 2017 regular season. The Wolf Pack lost their season opener to South Carolina, but then won six straight games. Following back to back losses on the road at Notre Dame, and at home to Clemson, the Wolf Pack finished the season with wins at Boston College and home against North Carolina with a loss at Wake Forest in between.

The North Carolina State offense is led by quarterback Ryan Finley. Finley struggled a bit down the stretch of the season throwing 6 interceptions in his final 5 games. The top target for the North Carolina State offense was Nyheim Hines. He rushed 22 times for 196 yards in the win over North Carolina. That was his 5th game with more than 100 rushing yards in a game.

Sun Devils Ready for Edwards Era

The Arizona State Sun Devils will start the 2018 season with Herm Edwards as their head coach. He will look to get Arizona State back at the top of the Pac-12. The Sun Devils lost three games in eptember to San Diego State, Texas Tech and Stanford. The Sun Devils also lost at home to USC and on the road at UCLA. The Sun Devils allowed 30+ points in every loss this season.

The offense for Arizona State sees running back Demario Richard running wild. The running back finished with more than 130 yards on the ground in the win over Arizona, and in his final 4 games, he scored 7 touchdowns. Richard picked up more than 500 yards in those four games as well.

Sun Devils Top Wolf Pack

The Arizona State Sun Devils have the talent to be awfully good. That’s why many are projecting them as a dangerous team next year under new leadership. North Carolina State kind of hit their peak mid season, and have struggled late in the season. Look for the solid play of Arizona State to be the winner in this game. Take the Arizona State Sun Devils +7 over the North Carolina State Wolf Pack on Friday.

  • 5Dimes – Bet on the Arizona State Sun Devils +7
  • Bovada – Bet on the North Carolina State Wolf Pack -7
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