NC State’s win total over/under set at 6.5 by Bovada|NC State Hot Topics|Team BattleGround|College BattleGround

Back in early June we got a preliminary assessment of the 2016 NC State football team from Vegas, but now that we’re close to the start of the season, has much changed? Well … no, not really. Oddsmakers still see the Wolfpack as basically a six-win team.

These are the odds recently published by Bovada:

2016 Regular Season Wins – North Carolina State Wolfpack

Over 6½ (+150, 3/2)

Under 6½ (-190, 10/19)

And based on that, the oddsmakers find it far more likely that State will finish under 6.5 wins, which, y’know, is not unfair. Since seven wins will require a significant upset in addition to a blemish-free run through William & Mary, ECU, Old Dominion, Wake Forest, Syracuse, and Boston College. Dammit, why am I talking about this, this is not helping me maintain the appropriate level of excessive offseason optimism.

Sorry about bringing up reality, everyone. Please continue your standard offseason business.