The No. 20 NC State Wolfpack and the North Carolina Tar Heels will face off in an ACC clash at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack are 8-3 overall and 6-0 at home, while UNC is 6-5 overall and 0-3 on the road. It’s the 111th time the in-state rivals have played each other and the Tar Heels hold a decisive 68-36-6 edge in the all-time series.
However, since Dave Doeren took over as the head coach at NC State it’s been a more competitive rivalry with the sides splitting the last eight matchups. The Wolfpack are favored by six points in the latest NC State vs. UNC odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 62.5. Before entering any North Carolina vs. NC State picks, you’ll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also enters Week 12 of the 2021 season on a 36-23 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on NC State vs. North Carolina. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football odds for UNC vs. North Carolina State:
- NC State vs. North Carolina spread: NC State -6
- NC State vs. North Carolina over-under: 62.5 points
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What you need to know about NC State
NC State blew past Syracuse 41-17 last week. It was another big night for quarterback Devin Leary, who passed for two touchdowns and 303 yards on 24 attempts.
Leary has been overshadowed at times among ACC quarterbacks with more name recognition, but he’s thrown for 3,186 yards and 31 touchdowns with just five interceptions. Meanwhile, the NC State defense ranks 13th in the nation in points allowed per game (18.7) and it’d love nothing more than to slow North Carolina down after giving up 89 points in the last two matchups with the Tar Heels.
What you need to know about North Carolina
Meanwhile, the Tar Heels ran circles around the Wofford Terriers on Saturday, and the extra yardage (519 vs. 302) paid off as UNC won 34-14. North Carolina running back British Brooks looked sharp as he punched in two rushing touchdowns.
North Carolina has now put up over 500 yards of total offense in three of its last four games and Sam Howell should be back in action after being held out with an upper-body injury last week. Howell has thrown for 2,704 yards and 22 touchdowns with eight interceptions and has also rushed for 727 yards and nine scores. He’ll need just 69 yards to surpass 10,000 career passing yards on Friday and has now accounted for 107 total touchdowns in three years as the starter in Chapel Hill.
How to make NC State vs. North Carolina picks
The model is leaning over on the total and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in nearly 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins North Carolina vs. NC State? And which side of the spread hits nearly 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to be all over, all from the model that has crushed its college football picks, and find out.
