Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at NC State · Conference game
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8-0 · Power #39
36
final
Final
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4-4 · Power #44
48
▲ winner
Closing spread
GT -4.5
✓ NCSU W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 84 pts
Model before kickoff
GT 32–27 NCSU
✗ GT (63%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGT -6.5
CloseGT -4.5
Total57.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward NC State
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GT -6.5 · closed GT -4.5 · moved 2 toward NCSUmodel GT -6
Opened 57.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 upmodel 59
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 51% (135 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (187 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGT -6.5
CloseGT -4.5
Total57.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like GT as a 4.5-point road favorite at NCSU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: NCSU won 48–36 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 84 points went over 58.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.6 against an average line of 3.9; 54.6 points a game (usually 53). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
FSU @ MIA
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-6.545–3 W U54
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-2.545–18 W O56
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.541–34 W O60.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-3.531–38 L O53.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-316–27 L U56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-3.528–26 L U60
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-317–24 L U52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-6.528–29 L O56
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.524–14 W U54.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-1.521–37 L U59.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Georgia Tech ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Georgia Tech ATS trend (6-2)
Georgia Tech have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
NC State 0-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward NC State
2 pts (GT -6.5 → GT -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
GT+6.9 →+10.3▲ 3.4#28
NCSU+0.7 →+2.5▲ 1.8#57
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

GT
Longer bar = better
NCSU
#16
Offense
◀ GT better
#48
#61
Defense
◀ GT better
#86
−0.3 #91
Turnovers
◀ GT better
−0.5 #108
65 plays #95
Pace
Even
65 plays #88
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GT has the ball
Advantage: GT offense
GT offNCSU defEdge
Points / game 36.0 #24 29.9 #107 GT
Yards / play 7.28 #6 5.91 #100 GT
PPA / play +0.25 #24 +0.19 #115 GT
Success rate 51% #10 37% #21 Even
When NCSU has the ball
Even matchup
NCSU offGT defEdge
Points / game 30.5 #55 20.0 #35 Even
Yards / play 6.43 #29 5.46 #70 NCSU
PPA / play +0.19 #42 +0.09 #67 NCSU
Success rate 44% #64 41% #72 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
GT scoring against the NCSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GT scored
7.4
#40
8.4
#74
15.8
#59
9.1
#16
10.3
#9
19.4
#7
NCSU allowed
7.8
#115
9.4
#108
17.1
#121
7.1
#105
5.6
#50
12.8
#86
NCSU scoring against the GT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NCSU scored
8.3
#23
10.8
#32
19.0
#25
6.9
#52
4.6
#115
11.5
#87
GT allowed
2.0
#7
6.0
#42
8.0
#15
4.6
#49
6.6
#73
11.3
#56

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NCSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 0 mph
gusts 1 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GT7d
NCSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast

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