Fri, Oct 23, 10:30 PM ET· Stanford Stadium· NC State -6.5 · O/U 55.5
Rest 13d / 6dTravel 2,391 mi / 0 miForecast: 59°F · wind 7 mph · Clear
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NC State -6.5 · O/U 55.5
opened NC State -7.5, now NC State -6.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
NC State as road favorite
2026 overall: 2-4 ATS (6 games) · 4-2 O/U (6 games)
2026 as road favorite: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 5-6 ATS (11 games) · 4-7 O/U (11 games)
Stanford as home underdog
2026 overall: 2-5 ATS (7 games) · 5-2 O/U (7 games)
2026 as home underdog: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 2-0 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 4-1 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 11-15-1 ATS (27 games) · 16-10 O/U (26 games)
2026 · TraditionalNC State · 7 of 9
426.3
Yards / game
342.9
2.72
Points / drive
1.68
4.2
TDs / game
2.1
51.7
3rd-down %
33.3
66.7
RZ TD %
55.0
-0.2
Turnover margin
0.0
1.3
Sacks / game
0.6
3.5
TFL / game
3.9
10.3
Havoc / game
8.1
47.7 / 52.3
Pass / Rush split
54.1 / 45.9
2026 · Situational matchup
When NC State has the ball
NC State's early-down offense ranks 88th of 138. Stanford's early-down defense ranks 125th of 138.
NC State's passing-down offense ranks 53rd of 138. Stanford's passing-down defense ranks 131st of 138.
NC State's third-down offense ranks 28th of 138. Stanford's third-down defense ranks 96th of 138.
NC State's red-zone offense ranks 91st of 138. Stanford's red-zone defense ranks 133rd of 138.
When Stanford has the ball
Stanford's early-down offense ranks 104th of 138. NC State's early-down defense ranks 118th of 138.
Stanford's passing-down offense ranks 129th of 138. NC State's passing-down defense ranks 127th of 138.
Stanford's third-down offense ranks 121st of 138. NC State's third-down defense ranks 86th of 138.
Stanford's red-zone offense ranks 111th of 138. NC State's red-zone defense ranks 128th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
NC State offense
88thof 138-0.018273 plays
vs
Stanford defense · allowed
125thof 1380.109NC State defense · allowed
118thof 1380.075vs
Stanford offense
104thof 138-0.065259 plays
Passing downs
NC State offense
53rdof 1380.081145 plays
vs
Stanford defense · allowed
131stof 1380.281163 plays
NC State defense · allowed
127thof 1380.255124 plays
vs
Stanford offense
129thof 138-0.216171 plays
Third down
NC State offense
28thof 1380.27888 plays
vs
Stanford defense · allowed
96thof 1380.10591 plays
NC State defense · allowed
86thof 1380.07075 plays
vs
Stanford offense
121stof 138-0.19196 plays
Red zone
NC State offense
91stof 138-0.06666 plays
vs
Stanford defense · allowed
133rdof 1380.35076 plays
NC State defense · allowed
128thof 1380.30351 plays · small sample
vs
Stanford offense
111thof 138-0.14550 plays · small sample
Field advancement
NC State offense
53rdof 13851.3%vs
Stanford defense · allowed
123rdof 13852.6%NC State defense · allowed
68thof 13843.2%vs
Stanford offense
129thof 13836.7%NC State Offense vs Stanford DefenseNC State · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.09#51
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#128-0.31
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.052#56
353 plays
EPA/Play
#1240.118
allowed · 361 plays
0.138#37
170 plays
EPA/Pass
#1030.087
allowed · 191 plays
-0.027#94
183 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1300.153
allowed · 170 plays
49.6%#37
353 plays
Success Rate
#11849.0%
allowed · 361 plays
52.9%#13
Pass Success Rate
#11547.2%
allowed
46.4%#96
Rush Success Rate
#12151.0%
allowed
51.3%#53
Available Yards %
#12352.6%
allowed
71.7#96
Net Field Position
#10370.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.018#88
273 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1250.109
allowed
6.5#31
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1316.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
NC State Defense vs Stanford OffenseNC State · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.22#120
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#120-0.28
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.117#122
allowed · 320 plays
EPA/Play
#112-0.078
339 plays
0.239#132
allowed · 164 plays
EPA/Pass
#78-0.017
186 plays
-0.012#66
allowed · 156 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#128-0.151
153 plays
48.4%#111
allowed · 320 plays
Success Rate
#12641.9%
339 plays
44.8%#94
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#11639.2%
47.3%#79
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#11045.1%
43.2%#68
allowed
Available Yards %
#12936.7%
71.0#82
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#13474.7
0.075#118
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#104-0.065
259 plays
6.0#134
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1107.5
2026 · Situational EPANC State · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.064
367 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.075
344 plays
0.095
330 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.117
372 plays
-0.066
66 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.145
50 plays · small sample
0.303
51 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.350
76 plays
0.278
88 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.191
96 plays
0.070
75 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.105
91 plays