Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at NC State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff66°F8 mphgusts 18DryWeather watch ›
2-6 · Power #96
28
final
Final
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4-4 · Power #67
59
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Stanford
Total
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
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TLSA vs NAVY
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & rest
-1117–20 L U46
Very close
CMU vs WMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total
-1010–12 L U48.75
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-9.517–20 L U43
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation
-6.527–12 W U41
Close
CAL vs STAN
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-527–20 W O46
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar total & season form
-1252–6 W O44.5
Close
LIB vs VT
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation
-10.522–23 L U46.25
Close
CAL vs COLO
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-8.2526–3 W U44
Close
MSU vs IU
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form
-1231–39 L O47.25
Close
UTEP vs RICE
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-938–28 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%)
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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
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

STAN
Longer bar = better
NCSU
#123
Offense
NCSU better ▶
#72
#111
Defense
NCSU better ▶
#92
−0.5 #103
Turnovers
Even
−0.4 #96
68 plays #63
Pace
◀ STAN faster
62 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When STAN has the ball
Advantage: NCSU defense
STAN offNCSU defEdge
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
When NCSU has the ball
Advantage: NCSU offense
NCSU offSTAN defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
STAN scored
3.5
#113
6.8
#101
10.3
#111
4.3
#102
5.0
#111
9.3
#117
NCSU allowed
9.5
#131
9.3
#99
18.8
#124
7.6
#112
4.8
#32
12.4
#75
NCSU scoring against the STAN defense
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NCSU scored
2.9
#122
7.1
#92
10.0
#112
5.6
#77
10.4
#9
16.0
#33
STAN allowed
8.3
#122
8.5
#87
16.8
#112
6.9
#101
7.9
#99
14.8
#108

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NCSU +2.5
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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