NC State at Wake Forest Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
NC State by 1.42
TOTAL POINTS
160
UPDATED
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
Wake Forest
NC State 
|
91
A-
|
Overall |
94
A
|
|
92
A-
|
Power |
95
A
|
|
93
A-
|
Offensive |
97
A+
|
|
88
B+
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
90
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
93
A-
|
|
90
A-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
93
A-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Wake Forest
NC State
| 72 | Overall | 50 |
| 63 | Power | 34 |
| 54 | Offensive | 17 |
| 104 | Defensive | 90 |
| 83 | SoS (Current) | 61 |
| 85 | SoS (Full Season) | 57 |
NC State#5054%
Wake Forest#7246%Pre (Oct 27), 2026-27: NC State 54%, Wake Forest 46% at Wake Forest.
NC State's win probability against Wake Forest has held at 54% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
NC State's win probability against Wake Forest has held at 60% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
NC State's win probability against Wake Forest has held at 67% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
NC State favored
Wake Forest favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At Wake Forest | Neutral | At NC State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 63% | 69% | 74% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 59% | 65% | 71% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 56% | 62% | 68% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 55% | 62% | 68% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 56% | 62% | 69% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 56% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 56% | 63% | 69% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 54% | 60% | 67% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Wake Forest
NC State
|
0-2 (0%) |
Head to Head |
2-0 (100%) |
|
18-17 (51.4%) |
Overall |
20-14 (58.8%) |
|
13-7 (65%) |
Home |
11-6 (64.7%) |
|
2-7 (22.2%) |
Away |
6-4 (60%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
1-5 (16.7%) |
|
10-15 (40%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
11-12 (47.8%) |
|
8-2 (80%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
9-2 (81.8%) |
|
5-5 (50%) |
Last 10 Games |
2-8 (20%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Wake Forest
NC State
| #37 Clemson | Best Win | #23 North Carolina |
| #172 Boston College | Worst Loss | #176 Georgia Tech |
| 48 pts vs #189 Campbell | Largest MOV | 48 pts vs #335 NC Central |
| 31 pts vs #18 Vanderbilt | Largest MOD | 41 pts vs #27 Louisville |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Wake Forest
NC State
| 78.8 | Points per Game | 83.2 |
| 76.9 | Points Against | 76.3 |
| 82.7 | Home PPG | 84 |
| 77.2 | Home PA | 70.6 |
| 70.9 | Away PPG | 83.4 |
| 76.3 | Away PA | 83.6 |
| 698-470 | Opponent Record | 668-465 |
| 101.7 | Avg Opponent Rank | 88.9 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | W 6 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Wake Forest
NC State
| Mar 22 | vs Illinois St (22-13) | L75-78 | Mar 17 | Texas (20-15) | L66-68 |
| Mar 18 | vs Navy (24-8) | W82-72 | Mar 12 | #13 Virginia (30-6) | L74-81 |
| Mar 11 | Clemson (24-11) | L62-71 | Mar 11 | Pittsburgh (13-20) | W98-88 |
| Mar 10 | Virginia Tech (19-13) | W95-89 | Mar 7 | vs Stanford (20-13) | L84-85 |
| Mar 7 | vs California (21-12) | W80-73 | Mar 2 | vs #3 Duke (35-3) | L64-93 |
| Mar 3 | at #13 Virginia (30-6) | L70-75 | Feb 28 | at Notre Dame (13-18) | L90-96 |
| Feb 28 | vs Syracuse (15-17) | W88-83 | Feb 24 | at #13 Virginia (30-6) | L61-90 |
| Feb 25 | at Boston College (11-20) | L67-68 | Feb 17 | vs #23 North Carolina (24-9) | W82-58 |
| Feb 21 | at Virginia Tech (19-13) | L63-82 | Feb 14 | vs Miami FL (26-9) | L76-77 |
| Feb 18 | vs Clemson (24-11) | W85-77 | Feb 9 | at Louisville (24-11) | L77-118 |