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3-3, 2-4 ATS
31
at
35
FinalSEC NetworkESPN Unlimited

Closing number

Spread
NCSU +3
VAN -3
Open –
Total
Over 50.5
Under 50.5

Source: DraftKings.

NCSU 31, VAN 35. VAN covered by 1, over by 15.5.

Our crowd

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

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on NC St
NC St 10 Vanderbilt
Moneyline5 of 5 on Vanderbilt
NC St 05 Vanderbilt

Each capper counts once. See their picks

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 1 common opponent
Opponent NC St Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
L 21-23 home
-2 · -10.5 Didn't cover
W 44-20 away
+24 · +2.5 Covered

Against 1 common opponent: NC St lost by 2.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread. Vanderbilt won by 24.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 NC St0 Vanderbilt
NC St -31
Big Cat *Line -3 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 18 4:30 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Vanderbilt, Kirk Herbstreit on Vanderbilt, Desmond Howard on Vanderbilt, Pat McAfee on Vanderbilt, Nick Saban on Vanderbilt

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

Betting form, 2026 to date

NC State LWLLWL

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Road0-2 0%Small sample1-1 50% 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.

Vanderbilt LLWWWL

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Home1-3 25%Small sample3-1 75% overSmall sample
As favorite1-2 33%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%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
Sep 19, 2026NCSU 31, VAN 35VAN -3VAN covered50.5Over

NC State 0-1 ATS in these meetings. 1 meeting is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

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

Side by side

NCSUVAN
3-3Record3-3
2-4Against the spread3-3
4-2Over-under4-2
+0.4Avg cover margin-6.8
33.0Points per game24.0
27.7Points allowed29.5
5.85Yards per play5.20
426.3Yards per game348.3
4.50Rush yards per carry3.50
67.5Completion %60.2
51.1Third down %37.6
+5Turnover margin+1
11Sacks allowed12
47.5Penalty yards per game70.0

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

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