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NC State vs Stanford prediction, picks and odds

Back to the college football picks NCAA FBS picks Week 8 Friday, October 23 · 10:30 PM ET
3-3 · Away
28–31 Final Predicted 28–14
3-4 · Home
Score by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
NCST7701428
STAN1477331
NC STATE 74% Pre-game win chance 26% STANFORD

NCST by 14 · 42 points

Updated Oct 24, 2:16 AM ET

NC State vs Stanford picks

3 picks · NC State by 14 · 42 points · 1 of 3 won
MoneylineBest pick
NCST MLodds down −313 Lost 93%
NC State wins the game.
Confidence93%
Model73.7% SportsbooksOdds72.8% Edge+0.9
Spread
NCST +1.5odds down −323 Lost 83%
NC State wins, or loses by one point or fewer.
Confidence83%
Model75.5% SportsbooksOdds72.1% Edge+3.4
Total
Under 63.5odds down −270 Won 74%
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 quarter The model’s most likely score in each quarter, away team first
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q41st halfFinal
NC State77771428
Stanford7007714
Most likely final scoresNCST 28–14 STAN 0.6%NCST 27–24 STAN 0.6%NCST 35–7 STAN 0.6%
Projected box score Model only Built from 18 full box scores per team · not a betting line
NC StateStanford

Offense

421▼ 381 Total yards ▲ 477358
249▲ 256 Passing yards ▲ 303242
172▼ 125 Rushing yards ▲ 174116
22▼ 21 First downs ▲ 2718

Scoring

4= 4 Touchdowns ▲ 42
2= 2 Passing touchdowns ▲ 41
2= 2 Rushing touchdowns ▼ 01

Ball security

1▼ 0 Turnovers ▼ 01
1▼ 0 Interceptions thrown ▼ 01
1▼ 0 Fumbles lost ▼ 01
0 Sacks allowed 0
52▲ 55 Penalty yards ▼ 5556
Team stat picks The model’s own lines on each team’s yards and first downs · no sportsbook odds
Total yards Over 348.5 Proj. 421 72% Won · 381
Passing yards Over 192.5 Proj. 249 72% Won · 256
Rushing yards Over 119.5 Proj. 172 72% Won · 125
First downs Over 18.5 Proj. 22 69% Won · 21
Total yards Over 284.5 Proj. 358 72% Won · 477
Passing yards Over 185.5 Proj. 242 72% Won · 303
Rushing yards Over 63.5 Proj. 116 72% Won · 174
First downs Over 14.5 Proj. 19 74% Won · 27
Key players Projected lines for each team’s quarterback, running back and top receivers
NC State
QB CJ Bailey20/32 · 243 pass yds · 1.6 TD · 0.6 INT 243pass yds
RB Davion Gause10 carries · 37 rush yds · 0.2 TD · 3 rec 37rush yds
WR/TE Keenan Jackson4 rec · 64 yds · 0.9 TD 64rec yds
WR/TE Preston Douglas4 rec · 46 yds · 0.2 TD 46rec yds
Stanford
QB Davis Warren20/32 · 234 pass yds · 1.0 TD · 0.4 INT 234pass yds
RB Micah Ford16 carries · 88 rush yds · 1.0 TD · 3 rec 88rush yds
WR/TE Nico Brown4 rec · 41 yds · 0.2 TD 41rec yds
WR/TE Benjamin Blackburn4 rec · 30 yds · 0.2 TD 30rec yds

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.