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NC State football predictions & picks

Atlantic Coast

2026 record: 4-5
ACC: 13th
PPG: 28.9
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 31–28 vs Louisville · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 14–38 vs Wake Forest · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 28–31 at Stanford · Fri, Oct 23 Won 31–10 vs California · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 3–41 vs Duke · Sat, Nov 7

NC State next game

Wk 11

NC State vs12:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Syracuse

Best pick O 47.5−217 76% confidence See the prediction: Syracuse at NC State

NC State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 @Virginia Virginia L8–34 —

Wk 2Fri, Sep 11Sep 11 vs Richmond Richmond W73–0 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Vanderbilt Vanderbilt L31–35 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Appalachian State App State W41–31 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Louisville Louisville W31–28 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Wake Forest Wake Forest L14–38 —

Wk 8Fri, Oct 23Oct 23 @Stanford Stanford L28–31 NCST ML−313✗ NC State at Stanford prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs California California W31–10 NCST +1.5−278✓ California at NC State prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Duke Duke L3–41 NCST +11.5−250✗ Duke at NC State prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Syracuse Syracuse 12:00 PM ET O 47.5−217 Syracuse at NC State prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @Florida State Florida St TBA Pick coming soon

NC State team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 28.9/ game 64th

Total yards 387.0/ game 62nd

Passing yards 242.2/ game 44th

Rushing yards 144.8/ game 84th

Third-down conversions 48.5% 18th

Giveaways 1.1/ game 49th

Time of possession 31:06 41st

Defense

Points allowed 27.6/ game 97th

Yards allowed 376.7/ game 90th

Passing yards allowed 233.8/ game 104th

Rushing yards allowed 142.9/ game 72nd

Takeaways 1.0/ game 92nd

Penalties 5.2/ game 31st

NC State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing CJ Bailey 2,078yds 13 TD · 4 INT · 63.8% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Davion Gause 378yds 2 TD · 4.0 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Keenan Jackson 477yds 31 catches · 6 TD · 8 games

Tackles Raul Aguirre Jr. 85 9 games

Sacks Elijah Satchell 5 9 games

Interceptions Jaren Sensabaugh 2 2 passes defended · 6 games

NC State picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

33.3% 1 won · 2 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

ACC standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Wake Forest Wake Forest 810 8-1 .889 390143 +247 W6

2 Miami Miami 810 8-1 .889 405173 +232 L1

3 Duke Duke 720 7-2 .778 297117 +180 W3

4 SMU SMU 720 7-2 .778 333206 +127 W1

5 Louisville Louisville 630 6-3 .667 367233 +134 W4

6 Pittsburgh Pitt 630 6-3 .667 287178 +109 W1

7 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 630 6-3 .667 308215 +93 L1

8 Clemson Clemson 630 6-3 .667 204186 +18 W2

9 North Carolina North Carolina 540 5-4 .556 244205 +39 W1

10 Syracuse Syracuse 450 4-5 .444 264229 +35 L1

11 Virginia Virginia 450 4-5 .444 233208 +25 L3

12 Florida State Florida St 450 4-5 .444 276255 +21 W1

13 NC State NC State 450 4-5 .444 260248 +12 L1

14 Boston College Boston College 450 4-5 .444 197243 −46 L2

15 Stanford Stanford 450 4-5 .444 183336 −153 L1

16 California California 360 3-6 .333 197284 −87 L3

17 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 270 2-7 .222 215290 −75 L4

NC State FAQ

Who does NC State play next?

Next up for NC State: home against Syracuse, Saturday, November 14, 12:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is NC State’s record this season?

NC State is 4-5, 13th in the ACC.

Who leads NC State in passing yards?

CJ Bailey, with 2,078 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (13 TD · 4 INT · 63.8% comp. · 9 games).

What is the model’s record picking NC State games?

Its best pick is 1-2 in NC State games this season (33.3%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

ACC rivals

All teams

Boston College California Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami North Carolina Pittsburgh SMU Stanford Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest

NC State this week

NC State is 4-5, 2-4 in ACC play. Its last game was a 41–3 loss to Duke at home on November 7. Its offense averages 28.9 points a game (tied for 64th in FBS), and its defense allows 27.6 (tied for 97th).

Next up, NC State hosts Syracuse on Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, NC State is a 2.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 53.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Syracuse vs NC State prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.