Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs NC State Wolfpack Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 11/01/25

Can someone explain this line, please? A 4–4 NC State team isn’t even getting a full touchdown at home against an undefeated Georgia Tech squad that could easily be sitting inside the top five of the national polls. Yes, it’s a rivalry game, but on the surface, this number makes no sense. The Jackets have been rolling everyone in their path, and just two weeks ago, they thrived as a ranked underdog versus Duke, winning by nine in a game that was never in doubt. Surely, lightning can’t strike twice — or can it?

NC State is coming off a 53-point drubbing by Pitt, and the week before that, they were handled easily by Notre Dame, 36–7. Notre Dame incidentally is also ranked, so how are the Pack a threat here to an even better opponent? On paper, their profile hardly screams “live underdog.” Yet this line is begging you to take Georgia Tech, which should always raise an eyebrow. Either this is a massive oversight and the Ramblin’ Wreck are the steal of the week, or the oddsmakers are telling us something. We know that Vegas isn’t a charity shop, so we are inclined to lean to the latter.

In rivalry games, logic often goes out the window — records and rankings are irrelevant, and this feels like one of those spots. The Wolfpack have nothing to lose, and in front of a home crowd in Raleigh, they’ll empty the tank. Upset alert on high — take NC State outright.

Georgia Tech vs. NC State prediction: North Carolina State +180 (Money Line) available at  time of publishing. Playable at number posted.