Sat, Oct 10, 12:00 PM ET· Carter-Finley Stadium· Wake Forest -2.5 · O/U 61.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 89 mi / 0 miForecast: 71°F · wind 10 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Wake Forest -2.5 · O/U 61.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Wake Forest as road favorite
2026 overall: 3-2 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
2026 as road favorite: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 7-6-1 ATS (14 games) · 6-8 O/U (14 games)
NC State as home underdog
2026 overall: 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 4-1 O/U (5 games)
2026 as home underdog: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 2-0 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 10-3 ATS (13 games) · 7-6 O/U (13 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalEven · 4-4-1
445.0
Yards / game
460.0
3.20
Points / drive
2.82
4.4
TDs / game
4.6
45.9
3rd-down %
53.4
64.0
RZ TD %
68.0
0.0
Turnover margin
0.0
2.8
Sacks / game
1.4
7.0
TFL / game
3.6
12.8
Havoc / game
11.4
48.2 / 51.8
Pass / Rush split
45.0 / 55.0
2026 · Situational matchup
When Wake Forest has the ball
Wake Forest's early-down offense ranks 12th of 138. NC State's early-down defense ranks 113th of 138.
Wake Forest's passing-down offense ranks 19th of 138. NC State's passing-down defense ranks 110th of 138.
Wake Forest's third-down offense ranks 60th of 138. NC State's third-down defense ranks 54th of 138.
Wake Forest's red-zone offense ranks 75th of 138. NC State's red-zone defense ranks 124th of 138.
When NC State has the ball
NC State's early-down offense ranks 73rd of 138. Wake Forest's early-down defense ranks 84th of 138.
NC State's passing-down offense ranks 38th of 138. Wake Forest's passing-down defense ranks 61st of 138.
NC State's third-down offense ranks 19th of 138. Wake Forest's third-down defense ranks 105th of 138.
NC State's red-zone offense ranks 84th of 138. Wake Forest's red-zone defense ranks 76th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.140 last 3 vs 0.180 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.075 last 3 vs -0.037 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.088 last 3 vs 0.107 season)
▼Defense form0.146 last 3 vs -0.041 season (+0.187)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingGio Lopez — 1377 yd, 10 TD
RushingTy Clark III — 258 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingCarlos Hernandez — 603 yd, 3 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCJ Bailey — 1266 yd, 8 TD
RushingJayden Duke Scott — 358 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingKeenan Jackson — 339 yd, 5 TD
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
Wake Forest offense
12thof 1380.211204 plays
vs
NC State defense · allowed
113thof 1380.067Wake Forest defense · allowed
84thof 138-0.008218 plays
vs
NC State offense
73rdof 1380.003239 plays
Passing downs
Wake Forest offense
19thof 1380.25398 plays
vs
NC State defense · allowed
110thof 1380.12299 plays
Wake Forest defense · allowed
61stof 138-0.047111 plays
vs
NC State offense
38thof 1380.166120 plays
Third down
Wake Forest offense
60thof 1380.14960 plays
vs
NC State defense · allowed
54thof 138-0.07062 plays
Wake Forest defense · allowed
105thof 1380.16872 plays
vs
NC State offense
19thof 1380.33573 plays
Red zone
Wake Forest offense
75thof 1380.00472 plays
vs
NC State defense · allowed
124thof 1380.29535 plays · small sample
Wake Forest defense · allowed
76thof 138-0.00146 plays · small sample
vs
NC State offense
84thof 138-0.03157 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Wake Forest offense
21stof 13859.6%vs
NC State defense · allowed
60thof 13841.0%Wake Forest defense · allowed
72ndof 13842.6%vs
NC State offense
52ndof 13852.8%Away
Home
Wake Forest Offense vs NC State DefenseWake Forest · 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)
0.26#17
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#101-0.09
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.164#22
257 plays
EPA/Play
#1100.060
allowed · 257 plays
0.228#22
131 plays
EPA/Pass
#1100.120
allowed · 131 plays
0.097#40
126 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#75-0.003
allowed · 126 plays
48.6%#48
257 plays
Success Rate
#9347.1%
allowed · 257 plays
48.9%#42
Pass Success Rate
#5040.4%
allowed
48.4%#69
Rush Success Rate
#8948.0%
allowed
59.6%#21
Available Yards %
#6041.0%
allowed
67.6#29
Net Field Position
#7171.4
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.211#12
204 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1130.067
allowed
6.9#65
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1286.1
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Wake Forest Defense vs NC State OffenseNC State · 8 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)
0.07#45
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#460.12
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.014#87
allowed · 277 plays
EPA/Play
#450.083
308 plays
0.073#99
allowed · 136 plays
EPA/Pass
#330.142
141 plays
-0.042#57
allowed · 141 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#730.033
167 plays
48.7%#116
allowed · 277 plays
Success Rate
#3250.0%
308 plays
47.1%#116
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#1752.5%
50.3%#115
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#7347.9%
42.6%#72
allowed
Available Yards %
#5252.8%
73.5#35
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8571.5
-0.008#84
allowed · 218 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#730.003
239 plays
6.5#113
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#296.3
2026 · Situational EPAWake Forest · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.158
275 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.096
322 plays
0.008
282 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.035
267 plays
0.004
72 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.031
57 plays · small sample
-0.001
46 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.295
35 plays · small sample
0.149
60 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.335
73 plays
0.168
72 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.070
62 plays