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North Carolina opens a 1.5-point underdog. Our model gives North Carolina a 46% chance.
SeriesNorth Carolina leads 60–41–5 · NC State won the last meeting, 42–19 · 2025
Your sims:Sims: UNC 0, NCSU 0
North Carolina2026: 1–0 (0–0 ACC)
NC State2026: 0–1 (0–1 ACC)DraftKings · updated Sep 1, 6:27 PM ETNot gambling advice
| North CarolinaUNC | NC StateNCSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | PPG | 8 |
| 10 | PA/G | 34 |
| 322 | YDS/G | 168 |
| 232 | PASS/G | 92 |
| 90 | RUSH/G | 76 |
| 5.6 | YDS/PLAY | 3.3 |
| 27.3% | 3RD DOWN | 30.8% |
| 46.6% | OFF SUCCESS | 31.4% |
| 33.3% | DEF SUCCESS | 47.9% |
| 27.8% | RET PROD | 59.9% |
| 0.92 | EXPLOSIVE | 0.53 |
| 3.5 | SP+ | 5.7 |
| 4.9#42 | FPI | 3.7#51 |
| −1 | TO MARGIN | −2 |
| 0.11 | OFF PPA | -0.14 |
| -0.05 | DEF PPA | 0.27 |
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