BTP Pregame Prediction: Florida State

With two relatively easy (even if not confidence-boosting) wins after the letdown against South Carolina to open the year, the Wolfpack kick off ACC play with a noon tilt in Tallahassee versus the highly ranked Seminoles of Florida State. As per normal, each BTP contributor provides their score prediction below, plus a Twitter-esque 140 character-constrained comment on their predicted outcome. Let’s get to it!

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PirateWolf

Prediction: 22-30 (L)

Comment: “14-10 NCSU at half. FSU O gets rolling in 2nd half. NCSU goes for 2 late to cut it to a 1 score game, but D can't get the ball back“

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Ejoebarry

Prediction: 28-20 (W)

Comment: “There is no doubt in my mind that we will outplay FSU, it comes down to avoiding mistakes and finishing well. I think we do both“

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Steven Muma

Prediction: 17-16 (W)

Comment: “Told my brain to take a break for a minute and just wrote some numbers in there and I'll probably be really wrong but who knows.“

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npkapur

Prediction: 21-28 (L)

Comment: “The defense will break down a few too many times and the Wolfpack won't be able to complete a comeback. I hope I'm wrong.“

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PackTennis85

Prediction: 21-17 (W)

Comment: “Offense struggles against a superb FSU defense, but should be able score more than FSU's true freshman QB can produce“

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Thrillis4

Prediction: 21-28 (L)

Comment: “This game will be wildly weird, but ultimately FSU proves to be just too much “

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TheRealEssad

Prediction: 17-34 (L)

Comment: “I’m sorry in advance, but that defense scares the crap out of me, and I don’t see our defense being able to stop the big plays.“

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Alec Lower

Prediction: 17-20 (L)

Comment: “NC State does one of those things where it should win but creatively finds a way not to. Alec defenestrates himself.“

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BTP Staff Cumulative Prediction: 21-24 (L)

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Agree? Disagree? Want to debate the proper way to make a tailgate mimosa for a noon kickoff? Let us know in the comments!