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NCSUNC StateatUVAVirginia

NC State 45%·Virginia 55%Verdict: Virginia by 2Projected 27–25

1.3 points of team strength separate them on the board — Virginia No. 44, NC State No. 39. Virginia at 55% is the pick, but this is the game the week is measured by: 8-4 against 8-4.

What could flip itIf Virginia starts slowly, 2 points is not the cushion it looks like.

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Clear favorite

NC State by 4

NCSUNC State
#39 · home
59%
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UVAVirginia
#44 · away
41%
Projected score
28–24

NC State is the pick, but a single score covers it — Virginia is live in this one.

The record test
NC State: Record and reality line up · No. 39 strength / No. 29 projected wins
Virginia: The record will flatter them · No. 44 strength / No. 24 projected wins
Why Verdict sees it this way
  • There is barely a sheet of paper between these two: NC State is nominally ahead of Virginia, and that's all.
  • Verdict has NC State 5 spots higher at No. 39. Rankings don't tackle anybody, and this is where that gets tested.
  • Across a full year Verdict expects NC State to finish 8-4 and Virginia 8-4 — neither one of these teams is here by accident.
  • NC State sleeps at home and hears its own crowd all afternoon. In a game this close, that is not nothing.
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