#40

NC State Wolfpack

ACC · 8-5

Carter-Finley Stadium · 58,000 seats

NC State Wolfpack rank #40 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.076 points per play (Elo 1622), a 8-5 record in the ACC, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 7-6 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.076
#40 of 136
Elo
1622
Off EPA/play
+0.085
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.007
lower is better
Off success
+0.025
Def success
-0.029
Off explosive
+0.017
Def explosive
-0.000
Rush EPA
+0.084
offense
Pass EPA
+0.090
offense
Pts / drive
2.65
10.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
5.55
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind NC State's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.045

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production95%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.36σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-1.0 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

CJ Bailey7 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.080.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsEast CarolinaW 2417-12.7-13.5L
2vsVirginiaW 3531-11.3-2.8W
3@Wake ForestW 3424+6.1+7.5W
4@DukeL 3345+0.1-3.0L
5vsVirginia TechL 2123-10.2-10.0L
6vsCampbellW 5610-33.9-42.5W
7@Notre DameL 736-19.1-23.5L
9@PittsburghL 3453-5.9-5.0L
10vsGeorgia TechW 4836+5.8+4.5W
12@MiamiL 741-12.0-16.5L
13vsFlorida StateW 2111+0.6+6.5W
14vsNorth CarolinaW 4219-12.5-7.0W
17NMemphisW 317-3.1-3.5W

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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