The two teams score 63 or fewer points between them.
Confidence74%
Model71.5%SportsbooksOdds69.3%Edge+2.2
Reading a pick: Sportsbooks is the win chance built into the odds when the pick went up, Model is our model’s own number, and Edge is the gap between them. Every pick is graded once the game is final.
Predicted score by quarterThe model’s most likely score in each quarter, away team first
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q41st halfFinal
NCSTNC State77771428
STANStanford7007714
Most likely final scoresNCST 28–14 STAN 0.6%NCST 27–24 STAN 0.6%NCST 35–7 STAN 0.6%
Projected box scoreModel onlyBuilt from 18 full box scores per team · not a betting line
NCSTNC StateStanfordSTAN
Offense
421▼ 381Total yards▲ 477358
249▲ 256Passing yards▲ 303242
172▼ 125Rushing yards▲ 174116
22▼ 21First downs▲ 2718
Scoring
4= 4Touchdowns▲ 42
2= 2Passing touchdowns▲ 41
2= 2Rushing touchdowns▼ 01
Ball security
1▼ 0Turnovers▼ 01
1▼ 0Interceptions thrown▼ 01
1▼ 0Fumbles lost▼ 01
0Sacks allowed0
52▲ 55Penalty yards▼ 5556
Team stat picksThe model’s own lines on each team’s yards and first downs · no sportsbook odds
NCSTTotal yardsOver 348.5Proj. 42172%Won · 381
NCSTPassing yardsOver 192.5Proj. 24972%Won · 256
NCSTRushing yardsOver 119.5Proj. 17272%Won · 125
NCSTFirst downsOver 18.5Proj. 2269%Won · 21
STANTotal yardsOver 284.5Proj. 35872%Won · 477
STANPassing yardsOver 185.5Proj. 24272%Won · 303
STANRushing yardsOver 63.5Proj. 11672%Won · 174
STANFirst downsOver 14.5Proj. 1974%Won · 27
Key playersProjected lines for each team’s quarterback, running back and top receivers
Road form.NC State is 0-2 on the road this season, losing by 15.0 points a game.
Home form.Stanford is 3-1 at home, scoring 27.8 points a game there.
Total move.The total opened at 56.5 and is now 54.5.
Rest.NC State comes in on 13 days’ rest, Stanford on 6.
Tale of the tape
NCSTNC StateSTANStanford
NCSTNC StateSTANStanford
3-3Record3-4
0-2 roadRoad / home3-1 home
L1StreakW1
13 daysRest6 days
33.0Points per game18.3
27.7Points allowed36.6
+32Point differentialseason to date−128
258Passing yards / game239
169Rushing yards / game106
52%3rd-down conversion33%
8Takeaways7
0Sacks0
9Turnovers6
186Passing yards / game305
121Rushing yards / game140
38%3rd-down conversion39%
3Takeaways5
0Sacks0
5Turnovers1
Season to date, per game, from the box scores; “road · home” compares NC State’s road games with Stanford’s home games. The brighter bar marks the better side.
Recent games
Most recent first · closing moneyline beside each score · form reads oldest to newestMost recent first · closing moneyline
NCSTNC State3-3WLWWL
Wk 6Oct 10vs WAKE
WAKEWake Forest38NCSTNC State14
Wake Forest moneyline −175NC State moneyline +145
LFINAL
Wk 5Oct 3vs LOU
LOULouisville28NCSTNC State31
Louisville moneyline −233NC State moneyline +170
WFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26vs APP
APPApp State31NCSTNC State41
App State moneyline +370NC State moneyline −588
WFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19@ VAN
NCSTNC State31VANVanderbilt35
NC State moneyline +128Vanderbilt moneyline −164
LFINAL
Wk 2Sep 11vs RICH
RICHRichmond0NCSTNC State73
Richmond moneyline +1500NC State moneyline −10000
WFINAL
STANStanford3-4LWLLW
Wk 7Oct 17vs ELON
ELONElon7STANStanford34
–Elon: no odds on record–Stanford: no odds on record
WFINAL
Wk 6Oct 10@ ND
STANStanford7NDNotre Dame58
–Stanford: no odds on record–Notre Dame: no odds on record
Where each line opened and where it sits now at the sportsbooks we follow. Spreads are listed for the home team.
Stanford beat NC State 31–28 in college football Week 8, on Friday, October 23 at 10:30 PM ET. The moneyline had NC State at −323 and Stanford at +235.
Our model predicted a final score of NC State 28, Stanford 14. Its picks: NC State to win (−313), lost; NC State +1.5 (−323), lost; under 63.5 points (−270), won. The best pick was NC State to win, at 93% confidence.