Cal v. NC State College Football 2024 Betting Odds and Lines
The Golden Bears are favorites to win their first ACC conference game
The California Golden Bears (3-3, 0-3 ACC) are back home this Saturday, set to face off against the North Carolina State Wolfpack (3-4, 0-3 ACC) in its second league game as an Atlantic Coast Conference member.
Cal is looking for its first in-conference win in its inaugural season as an ACC member, and if Las Vegas oddsmakers are to be believed, it might happen this weekend. The Golden Bears have lost two games in a row by a combined margin of three points to top-25 ranked teams but are two-score favorites against NC State.
Cal v. NC State college football betting odds and lines: Who is favored to win?
The Cal v. NC State college football betting odds opened between California -9 and California -9.5, according to sports-betting data reviewed by Write for California Tuesday afternoon. Vegas Insider, an aggregator of U.S. sportsbooks’ odds and betting lines, reports most sportsbooks took bets on Cal v. NC State at California -9.5 this past Sunday.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the latest college football betting odds for Cal v. NC State are between California -9.5 and California -10, according to data reviewed by Write for California. The California -9.5 line implies California is about a 10-point favorite against the NC State Wolfpack, set to kick off on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.
According to Vegas Insider, many U.S. sportsbooks offer totals for “over-or-under” combined score bets at 46.5 points, per odds and data collected by Write for California Tuesday afternoon.
The California -9.5 line and 46.5 point total imply that the Cal v. NC State score will be about 28-18 in Cal’s favor.
“Moneyline” bets pay out based on the game’s result regardless of the margin of victory or points “spread” or handicap. The Cal v. NC State moneyline, according to data reviewed by Write for California Tuesday afternoon, has been set between California -350 and California -400 and NC State +275 to NC State +310.
A moneyline bet at California’s most favorable moneyline of California -350 pays a $100 profit if $350 is bet on a Cal win. In contrast, a moneyline bet at NC State’s most favorable moneyline of NC State +310 results in a $310 profit on a $100 wager on a NC State victory.
According to Vegas Insider data, U.S. sportsbooks opened the Cal v. NC State moneyline at California -410 and NC State +320 this past Sunday.
Cal v. NC State college football: What you should know
The California Golden Bears started the 2024 college football season with three straight wins but have since lost the last three games in close results. The Golden Bears’ three losses have come from a combined eight points.
Last week, California lost a 15-17 match-up against the No. 22 Pittsburgh Panthers in Pittsburgh. The Golden Bears missed a 40-yard field goal with 1:54 remaining in the game, which would have given the visiting team the advantage.
The North Carolina State Wolfpack have similarly lost both of its last two games by a one-score margin. Last week, the Wolfpack lost 17-24 to the Syracuse Orange at home, giving up 346 passing yards and two touchdowns to the rival quarterback.
Cal v. North Carolina State is the Golden Bears’ homecoming game and the first meeting between the two football programs.
Cal is currently 4-2 against the spread this season, while NC State is 0-7. After six games played, Cal has had only one game result in an “over” win for total score bettors, while NC State’s final scores this season have resulted in four “over” results and three for the “under.”
According to data compiled by Vegas Insider, 93% of “straight” bets, or bets with a score handicap, have been on NC State, and 87% of total score bets have been on the “over.” Similarly, 73% of all dollars bet on Cal v. NC State have been wagered on NC State, and 94% have been on the “over.”
Taped and FF through most of the last 3 games. Just had a feeling and wanted to ease the pain (didn’t work).
This one I’m going to watch all the way through with some beers and try to enjoy a game for once.
Don’t think we’ll get blown out and we’ll be in until the end at worse.
At best, we just give them a beat down and take out all of our frustrations from the past 3 games.
Of course hoping for the latter.
My wagering history with Cal is bleak. First time was with the stupid N. Dame game where I mistakenly, not used to the screen at nearest Indian Casino, place triple digits to win/money line instead of the point spread. Gad. Then five or so more since, on the money line....burned by the usual Cal thing on each. Yep, obvious homer for sure, but nevertheless it ads interest and then irritates me in the end.
This season, looking for money line payoffs, I was conservative in my layout. Double digits on Cal winning ACC which naturally went down the drain with latest fiasco streak. My biggest blunder was procrastinating on placing double digits on the Auburn game money line. I decided not to take the 20 min drive to beat the deadline and of course, I missed out on a decent payoff. Nothing since. Now, I could (not really) see us going into SMU after winning out and along with a decent money line getting suckered into a last hurrah of the season triple digit wager.....and end up as usual.