NC State Opens as a 7-Point Favorite Against UNC

NC State will head across town next Saturday to face their arch-rival UNC, and the Wolfpack opens as a 7-point favorite over the Tar Heels.

• North Carolina State is 2-4 Against The Spread in its last 6 games
• North Carolina State is 9-3 Straight Up in its last 12 games
• North Carolina State is 9-4 Straight Up in its last 13 games on the road
• North Carolina State is 2-4 Against The Spread in its last 6 games when playing North Carolina
• North Carolina State is 8-3 Straight Up in its last 11 games when playing North Carolina
• North Carolina State is 4-1 Against The Spread in its last 5 games when playing on the road against North Carolina
• North Carolina State is 4-1 Straight Up in its last 5 games when playing on the road against North Carolina (OddShark)

NC State is 6-4 against the spread in 2018, and North Carolina is 4-6.

The Wolfpack have won 79.4% (27 of 34) of the games they have been favored since the beginning of the 2014 season under Dave Doeren.

NC State vs. UNC Against The Spread Under Doeren

2018: 7 point favorite – ?
2017: 14.5 point favorite – 33-21 – W
2016: 9.5 point underdog – 28-21 – W
2015: 3.5 point underdog – 45-34 –  L
2014: 6.5 point underdog – 35-7 – W
2013: 5 point underdog – 27-19 – L

The last time NC State was the favorite over UNC in consecutive years was 2006-07.