With its second straight victory/cover last week, North Carolina State snapped a five-game losing streak, both straight up and against the spread, over its previous five times out following wins. The Wolfpack hope to make it three in a row when they welcome Notre Dame into Raleigh on Saturday afternoon.
Point spread: The Fighting Irish opened as 2.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report)
College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 34.5-32.3 Wolfpack (College football picks on every game)
Why the Notre Dame Fighting Irish can cover the spread
The Irish bounced back from that shocking loss to Duke to beat Syracuse last week in New Jersey 50-33, cashing as 13-point favorites.