2026 Week 6 · Conference game
Wake Forest at NC State
Friday, October 9, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Carter-Finley Stadium
Wake Forest
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 5.7
- National rank
- 52
- Proj. wins
- 6.3
- Playoff prob.
- 1%
NC State
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 4.8
- National rank
- 55
- Proj. wins
- 7.0
- Playoff prob.
- 1%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Wake Forest
41%
NC State
59%
NC State 90% CI: 50% – 68% Δ rating 0.9
NC State is the model's favorite at 59%. Wake Forest has a 41% path. Home-field adjustment of +3.7 rating points baked in for NC State — venue-specific learned value (n=59 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Wake Forest offense
38 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
NC State offense
29 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, October 9, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Carter-Finley Stadium
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No