NC State at No. 16 Notre Dame streams exclusively on Peacock

N.C. State will travel to South Bend on Saturday to face No. 16 Notre Dame at 3:30 p.m. Eastern in a game that will not be carried on traditional broadcast or cable television but will stream exclusively on Peacock. The matchup at Notre Dame Stadium pits the 4-2 Wolfpack against a Fighting Irish team riding a three-game winning streak and is scheduled without a linear TV option, a distribution choice that could affect casual viewership and institutional revenue tied to audience metrics.

Notre Dame enters the meeting as a heavy favorite, with oddsmakers spacing the line in the low-to-mid 20s and setting an over-under near 60.5 points. An analytical model placed N.C. State’s chance of winning in the single digits. The Irish have scored prolifically of late, averaging just over 40 points per game across recent contests, while the Wolfpack average about 34, promising an offensively oriented contest if both teams perform to form.

N.C. State coach Dave Doeren framed his team’s mindset around that underdog role. "As a competitor, one of my favorite things to do is prove people wrong," he said Thursday. The Wolfpack have not beaten a ranked opponent since a 2022 upset of North Carolina...