The West Virginia Mountaineers will meet the North Carolina State Wolfpack tomorrow night at the 2010 Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The two teams, which combined to go 17-7 this season, will kick things off at 6:30pm ET December 28 at the Florida Citrus Bowl; the game will be broadcast live on ESPN. 2010 Champs Sports Bowl West Virginia vs North Carolina State Odds have the Mountaineers listed as a slight -2.5 against the spread favorite and the Over/Under set at 48.5.
North Carolina State manufactured its first 
winning season under Head Coach Tom O'Brien this year, going 8-4 to finish third in the ACC's Atlantic Division. The Wolfpack jumped out to a 4-0, disposing for non-conference foes Western Carolina, Central Florida and Cincinnati before routing defending ACC Champion Georgia Tech 45-28 in Atlanta for its first conference win.
NC State went 4-4 from that point, but it did close out the regular season by winning two of its last three games (Wake Forest 38-3, North Carolina 29-25).
Wolfpack quarterback Russell Wilson led his team to a 32.6 point per game average, the school's highest mark since 2003, after throwing for 3288 yards and 26 touchdowns. Wilson also rushed for 394 yards and nine touchdowns.
North Carolina State is 1-1 in its last two bowl contests; the Wolfpack won the 2005 Car Care Bowl 14-0 over South Florida but lost the 2008 Papajohns.com Bowl 23-29 to Rutgers.
West Virginia recorded nine wins for a third straight season under Head Coach Bill Stewart, finishing the season with a 9-3 record. The Mountaineers (5-2 Big East) placed second in the Big East, though, thanks to a 16-13 overtime loss at Connecticut on October 29th.
West Virginia, which is led on offense by sophomore quarterback Geno Smith and senior running back Noel Devine, averaged just 26.7 points per game this season (65th in the FBS). However, the Mountaineers defense once again ranked among the nation's best, limiting opponents to an average of 12.8 points and 251 yards per contest (second and third nationally respectively).
The Mountaineers are 2-1 under Coach Stewart in bowl play with wins over Oklahoma (48-28, 2007 Fiesta Bowl) and North Carolina (31-30, 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl). West Virginia, which closed out the season with four straight wins, fell to Florida State 21-33 in last year's Gator Bowl.
Champs Sports Bowl Betting Trend: The Over is 8-2 in the NC State's last 10 games as an underdog with a total between 47.5 and 51.
2010 Champs Sports Bowl West Virginia vs North Carolina State Odds:
West Virginia Mountaineers -2.5 (-110), Over 48.5 (-110)
North Carolina State Wolfpack +2.5 (-110), Under 48.5 (-110)
