Week 14 • November 30, 2025, 12:30 AM UTC
4-7
ACC
Power Rank: 2.5
19 FINAL 42
6-5
ACC
Power Rank: 6.5
NC State covered by 15.5 | Game went Over by 12.5

NC State defeated North Carolina 42–19 to secure a comfortable win. NC State covered the spread; the game went Over.

North Carolina @ NC State Preview

General Information

Week: Week 14
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:30 PM EST
Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium
Capacity: 56,919
Elevation: 410 ft
HFA Rating: 2.8
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread NC State -7.5
Total (O/U) 48.5
Expected Score UNC 20.5 - 28.0 NCSU
Power Rank Implied Line NC State +4.0
Prediction Markets NC State 73% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Cloudy

Cloudy

17.2°F

Wind Chill: 5.7°F
Wind: 9.8 mph NW
Gusts: 17.9 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 87%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

North Carolina (Away)

This Week: 19.8 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 7224.7 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:30
Rest Days: 8

NC State (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 3387.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:30
Rest Days: 8

Line Value Calculator

Adjust any factor to update your projected line

Your line NC State +4.0
Implied value
Betting
Current line NC State -7.5
Total (O/U) 48.5
Power ratings — adjust if you disagree
North Carolina 2.5
NC State 6.5
Travel impact
Away travel 20 mi
Home travel 0 mi
Rest Even
Home field — Carter-Finley Stadium
Capacity 56,919
Elevation 410 ft
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature 17.2°F
Wind speed 9.8 mph

Positive adjustment = favours home team

What are the key factors for North Carolina vs NC State?

North Carolina: Key Factors

NC State: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

North Carolina travels 20 miles to this game, a short road trip.

NC State won by 23 to secure a comfortable win.

NC State covered the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 12.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Carter-Finley Stadium?

At 17.2°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do North Carolina and NC State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour NC State (6.5) over North Carolina (2.5) by 4.0 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. NC State brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Sources

Weather

NC State won and NC State covered the spread.