2024 Military Bowl Lines - East Carolina vs. NC State

Military Bowl Lines - East Carolina vs. NC State Odds

East Carolina will play NC State in the 2024 Go Bowling Military Bowl in Annapolis on Saturday, Dec. 28. This will be the 33rd meeting between the schools, with the Wolfpack holding a 19-13 advantage in the series. The bowl contest will also mark the second time the two programs have played in the postseason. East Carolina returns to postseason play after winning four of its last five games under then-interim and now-head coach Blake Harrell. During that stretch, the Pirates have outscored their opponents 203-140 averaging 40.6 points and 504.0 yards of total offense per contest. The Wolfpack, who finished in a four-way tie for 10th place with North Carolina, Pittsburgh, and Virginia, will make their first Military Bowl appearance.

2024 Military Bowl at a Glance

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 5:45 PM / ESPN

Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland

Matchup: East Carolina Pirates Vs. NC State Wolfpack

College Football Betting Lines

East Carolina Pirates +6

NC State Wolfpack -6

Over/Under: 58.5

Military Bowl Preview

Last game, the East Carolina Pirates lost 34-20 against the Navy Midshipmen as 3-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 54.5. East Carolina has a record of 7-5 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 6-6 over/under the total. East Carolina ranks 28th for total offense, 18th for passing, 72nd for rushing and 34th for scoring. Defensively they rank 99th overall, 96th against the pass, 93rd against the rush, and 85th for points allowed. Also, East Carolina ranks 133rd for fewest turnovers lost and 31st for takeaways.

Last game, the NC State Wolfpack won 35-30 against the North Carolina Tar Heels as 2.5-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 53.5. NC State has a record of 6-6 straight up, 4-8 against the spread, and 8-4 over/under the total. NC State ranks 84th for total offense, 60th for passing, 85th for rushing and 58th for scoring. Defensively they rank 84th overall, 105th against the pass, 57th against the rush, and 104th for points allowed. Also, NC State ranks 122nd for fewest turnovers lost and 97th for takeaways.

Military Bowl Prediction

In this situation, East Carolina offers more value as a good team that the casual sector will ignore.

Military Bowl Format

The Military Bowl began in 2008. It features schools from the ACC and the AAC and takes place at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The game was previously called the EagleBank Bowl and Northrop Grumman Bowl.

Military Bowl Past Results

North Carolina blasted Temple 55-13 in the 2019 installment, and the 'over' easily connected for bettors. Including this outcome, favorites have gone 9-3 straight up and 8-4 against the spread in this matchup. The victory by the Tar Heels over the Owls helped the ACC improve to 3-4 in its first seven appearances in the Military Bowl. North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell burst on the national scene as the game's Most Valuable Player. Howell passed for 294 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Since then, he has been one of the most prominent quarterbacks in college football and a draft pick in the NFL. North Carolina outgained Temple 534-272 in the win.

The 2020 installment of the game was canceled due to a lack of available teams during the COVID-19 global pandemic. In 2021, the game was expected to return on Dec. 27, 2021, with East Carolina of the AAC facing Boston College of the ACC. However, that game was canceled due to B.C. not having enough players to participate due to COVID-19 issues.

In 2022, Duke beat UCF 30-13. MVP QB Riley Leonard threw for 173 yards and ran for 63 more with two TDs.

In 2023, Under the direction of interim head coach Slade Nagle, the Tulane Green Wave tried to put a cap on their remarkable two-year run under Wille Fritz's staff with another bowl win against a Power Five team. However, Brent Pry and the Virginia Tech Hokies had other plans.

The Hokies beat the Green Wave in the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland by a score of 41-20. It's the Hokies' first bowl win under Pry and their first as a program since 2016.

Most of the afternoon in Annapolis was characterized by light, moderate, to heavy rain that made conditions on the field and in other parts of the stadium rather sloppy. As a result, the ball was rather hard to hang on to for both sides. Both teams fumbled the ball twice in the first half. At the end of the day, Tulane turned the ball over three times, and the Hokies turned the ball over twice.

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