The Louisville Cardinals take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the 10th anniversary of the Belk Bowl on December 27th at BofA Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Louisville comes into play with a 7-5 record with a 5-2 1st place record in the Big East. After spending the prior seven seasons as an assistant coach in Gainesville at Florida under Urban Meyer, Charlie Strong is in his 2nd year as Cardinals coach. The sports book has this at NC State Wolfpack -2 ½ with the over/under at 44 ½.

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Freshman Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater paces the Cardinals offense behind center. Senior running back Victor Anderson and sophomore Running back Dominique Brown lead the two-pronged running attack behind Bridgewater. Freshman WR Michaelee Harris is a person to watch out for in the open field.

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The NC State Wolfpack come into play with a 7-5 total record and a 4-4 record in the ACC Atlantic Division. For them, it’s a homecoming of sorts. Head coach Tom O’Brien is in his 5th year with the NC State Wolfpack gathering a 32-30 record. North Carolina State averages 24.8 ppg on defense and 28 ppg on offense. NCS has gone 1-1 vs rated foes this season winning vs #7 Clemson and losing to #21 Georgia Tech. A bright spot for the NC State Wolfpack is that they’ve been victorious in their past 2 competitions and are looking to add to that figure.

NCS is leveled by senior Quarterback Mike Glennon and junior Running back James Washington in the backfield. Downfield threats include senior WR T.J. Graham and junior WR Tobias Palmer.