North Carolina State vs. Western Carolina: Live updates, score, results, highlights, for Thursday's NCAA Football game

Live scores, highlights and updates from the NC State vs. Western Carolina football game

The Western Carolina Catamounts will start their season against they. Kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Carter-Finley Stadium.

Looking back to last season, Western Carolina finished on the right side of .500 (7-4), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year. Similarly, North Carolina State had a phenomenal run, finishing with a superb 9-3 record.

Western Carolina must know they're fighting an uphill battle given the 33.5-point spread they're up against. They finished last season with an even 5-5 record against the spread.

Even though the team is expected to lose, Western Carolina was a solid 2-1 as the underdog last season, so don't count them out. Betting on them to win was the most profitable play last year, as bettors who put $100 on that outcome in every game walked away with $214.79. North Carolina State will open their season as the favorite, and the team was 4-0 as such last season.