Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at NC State · Conference game
Closing spread
NCSU -9.5
✓ NCSU W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 87 pts
Model before kickoff
STAN 19–29 NCSU
✓ NCSU (76%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNCSU -10
CloseNCSU -9.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNCSU -10
0.5 → STAN
CloseNCSU -9.5
0.5 pts toward Stanford
Total
Open47.5
▼ 1
Close46.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NCSU -10 · closed NCSU -9.5 · moved 0.5 toward STANmodel NCSU -11
model NCSU -11
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 48
model 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 42% (79 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNCSU -10
CloseNCSU -9.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
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
NCSU as a 9.5-point home favorite against STAN, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: NCSU won 59–28; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 87 points went over 46.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.4 against an average line of 9.4; 45 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-11 | 17–20 | L | U46 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total |
-10 | 10–12 | L | U48.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation |
-9.5 | 17–20 | L | U43 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation |
-6.5 | 27–12 | W | U41 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total |
-5 | 27–20 | W | O46 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar total & season form |
-12 | 52–6 | W | O44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation |
-10.5 | 22–23 | L | U46.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-8.25 | 26–3 | W | U44 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form |
-12 | 31–39 | L | O47.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-9 | 38–28 | W | O47 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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
Moderate Stanford ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
NC State ATS struggles (1-7)
NC State have covered only 13% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
NC State home ATS weakness (0-5)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
NC State 0-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 260 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 34% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | |
| 5-5 50% | 2-8 20% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
STAN 0–1 NCSU
NCSU leads · 1 game since 2024 · NCSU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
STAN−5.0 →−7.5▼ 2.5#98
NCSU+5.5 →−1.4▼ 6.9#73
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#123
Offense
NCSU better ▶#72
#111
Defense
NCSU better ▶#92
−0.5 #103
Turnovers
Even−0.4 #96
68 plays #63
Pace
◀ STAN faster62 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| STAN off | NCSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.5 #123 | 31.1 #111 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.53 #131 | 5.80 #92 | NCSU |
| PPA / play | −0.10 #135 | +0.10 #72 | NCSU |
| Success rate | 40% #102 | 43% #93 | Even |
| NCSU off | STAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #88 | 31.5 #114 | NCSU |
| Yards / play | 5.70 #77 | 6.27 #118 | NCSU |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #56 | +0.19 #106 | NCSU |
| Success rate | 44% #65 | 44% #105 | NCSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
STAN scoring against the NCSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #113 | 6.8 #101 | 10.3 #111 | 4.3 #102 | 5.0 #111 | 9.3 #117 | |
9.5 #131 | 9.3 #99 | 18.8 #124 | 7.6 #112 | 4.8 #32 | 12.4 #75 |
NCSU scoring against the STAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.9 #122 | 7.1 #92 | 10.0 #112 | 5.6 #77 | 10.4 #9 | 16.0 #33 | |
8.3 #122 | 8.5 #87 | 16.8 #112 | 6.9 #101 | 7.9 #99 | 14.8 #108 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 8 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
STAN7d
NCSU14d bye
NCSU +7 days
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
STAN 2,390 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
STAN backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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