As of kickoff
Heated rivalry
Week 6 · CW · Carter-Finley Stadium
Raleigh, NC · 68° Light Rain · 4 mph
All-time series
Wake Forest 44 – 70 NC State
119 since 1908 · 5 ties
Last 2026 Wake Forest 38–14
Picks · locked at kickoff
Sign in to pick next week’s games. We had Wake Forest · hit.
We
Wake Forest by 5.6
Close
Wake Forest by 3.8
Final
Wake Forest by 24
Winner
hit
Got right — the winner (Wake Forest); closer than the market (18 pts off vs 20).
Missed — the margin (final Wake Forest by 24, we had Wake Forest by 5.6).
Wake Forest
38
Final
Wake Forest won
NC State
14
How it was won
- 1.Lawrence rush middle for 17 yards, touchdown
- 2.Wake Forest converted 7 of 13 third downs; NC State went 6 of 14.
- 3.Wake Forest out-gained NC State 387-258, and the run game was 84-15 Wake Forest's way.
The Matchup
Wake ForestvsNC State
78
QB
1,680 yds · 13 TD · 1 INT
QB
WAKE +573
QB
1,507 yds · 9 TD · 4 INT
85
WR
49 rec · 720 yds · 4 TD
WR
WAKE +778
WR
27 rec · 400 yds · 5 TD
90
DL
33 tkl · 4.5 sacks · 8 TFL
DL
WAKE +2070
DE
8 tkl · 1 sacks · 1 TFL
77
LB
41 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0 sacks
LB
NCSU +178
LB
14 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Same job, both sides — who is most likely to play, not the highest chip. Listed Out is skipped; Questionable stays in.
Opened Wake Forest -3.8, now -3.8: unchanged
Model track record
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