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

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Freshman Qb Teddy Bridgewater paces the Louisville Cardinals offense behind center. Senior RB Victor Anderson and sophomore RB Dominique Brown lead the two-pronged running attack behind Bridgewater. Freshman Wide receiver Michaelee Harris is a guy to watch out for in the open field.

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For the Wolfpack, it is a homecoming of sorts and they come into play with a 7-5 total record and a 4-4 record in the ACC Atlantic Division. Head coach Tom O’Brien is in his 5th year with the Wolfpack gathering a 32-30 record. North Carolina State averages 28 points per game on offense and 24.8 points per game on defense. NCS has gone 1-1 versus rated foes this year winning versus #7 Clemson and losing to #21 Georgia Tech. A bright spot for the Wolfpack is that they’ve been successful in their past two competitions and are seeking to add to that amount.

NCS is stabilized by senior Qb Mike Glennon and junior RB James Washington in the backfield. Downfield hazards include senior Wide receiver T.J. Graham and junior Wide receiver Tobias Palmer.