OfftheNumber
28
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3-3, 2-4 ATS
31
FinalACC NetworkESPN Unlimited

Closing number

Spread
LOU -5.5
NCSU +5.5
Open –
Total
Over 56.5
Under 56.5

Source: DraftKings.

LOU 28, NCSU 31. NCSU covered by 8.5, over by 2.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Louisville
Louisville 10 NC St

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 4 common opponents
Opponent Louisville NC St
Miami
W 24-21 away
+3 · +10.5 Covered
L 7-41 away
-34 · +16.5 Didn't cover
Pittsburgh
W 34-27 away
+7 · -3.5 Covered
L 34-53 away
-19 · +5.5 Didn't cover
Virginia
L 27-30 home
-3 · -6.5 Didn't cover
W 35-31 home
+4 · -2.5 Covered
Virginia Tech
W 28-16 away
+12 · -10.5 Covered
L 21-23 home
-2 · -10.5 Didn't cover

Against 4 common opponents: Louisville won by 4.8 on average, 3-1 against the spread. NC St lost by 12.8 on average, 1-3 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Louisville0 NC St
Louisville +31
Stanford Steve *Line +3 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 3 11:59 AM ET · Flat record 12-12, -1.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Louisville WWWLLW

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Road0-1 0%Small sample1-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite3-2 60%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

NC State LWLLWL

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample3-1 75% overSmall sample
As underdog1-3 25%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3, 2026LOU 28, NCSU 31LOU -5.5NCSU covered56.5Over
Sep 29, 2023LOU 13, NCSU 10LOU -3Push56.5Under
Nov 19, 2022NCSU 10, LOU 25LOU -4LOU covered43Under
Oct 30, 2021LOU 13, NCSU 28NCSU -6NCSU covered57Under
Nov 16, 2019LOU 34, NCSU 20LOU -3.5LOU covered51Over

Louisville 2-2 ATS in these meetings. 5 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

LOUNCSU
3-3Record3-3
4-2Against the spread2-4
5-1Over-under4-2
+2.3Avg cover margin+0.4
39.5Points per game33.0
27.7Points allowed27.7
7.57Yards per play5.85
494.5Yards per game426.3
6.30Rush yards per carry4.50
69.6Completion %67.5
44.8Third down %51.1
+7Turnover margin+5
11Sacks allowed11
74.5Penalty yards per game47.5

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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