Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The 2011 Belk Bowl matchup will pit the Louisville Cardinals (7-5) against the North Carolina State Wolfpack (7-5) in a game that looks to be fairly competitive.
The Belk Bowl (formerly known as the Meineke Bowl) will be played on Tuesday, December 27th at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Kickoff is set for 8:00 PM ET and you can catch the college football action live on ESPN.
North Carolina State is a 3-point favorite here, and it’s a bit of a head scratching line when you consider how each has played away from their home stadium this year.
Although the Wolfpack will have the luxury of playing in their home state, this is not their home stadium and they are just 1-4 on the road this season.
Louisville’s 4-2 mark on the road is actually superior to their .500 record at home.
There have only been 2 head-to-head meetings between these squads since 1994, and Louisville has won and covered the point spread in both.
Louisville and North Carolina State played most recently in 2007 and it was the Cardinals winning 29-10 on the road as 8.5-point favorites.
The Cardinals were also 35-14 home winners as 2.5-point underdogs in a 1994 showdown.
The total started off at 45 but was quickly bet down to 44.5.
It makes sense that bettors would expect a low-scoring game since Louisville has done over the total just 3 times through 12 games and North Carolina State has done so in just 5 of their 12 this year.
These teams have combined to score an average of 49.8 points per game this year while allowing just 44.0.
The 2007 game between these teams went under the total by 32.5 points with the odds set extremely high at 71.5.
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