Week 13
Kenan Stadium

NC State @ North Carolina , Week 13, Nov 28, 2026

0-0 ACC Power rating: 6.5
0-0 ACC Power rating: -3.4

Is there value in the NC State vs North Carolina line?

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Blue Chip model
NCSU -7.8
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NC State (power rating: 6.5) carries a 9.9-point advantage over North Carolina (-3.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. North Carolina's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1) narrows that gap at Kenan Stadium. Beyond home field, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect NC State vs North Carolina at Kenan Stadium?

The latest reading for Kenan Stadium shows Clear, 71°F with winds of 5 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do NC State and North Carolina compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor NC State (6.5) over North Carolina (-3.4) by 9.9 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, North Carolina faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. North Carolina brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input: cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

Blue Chip makes this NC State -7.8. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

71°F

Rain14%
Precip0.00"
Humidity93%
Wind5 mph ESE
Gusts17 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for NC State at North Carolina: aerial view of Kenan Stadium, wind from the ESE at 5.4 mph, gusting to 16.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 13
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EST
Venue
Kenan Stadium
Capacity
50,500
Elevation
446 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure NC StateAway North CarolinaHome
This week20 miles0 miles
Last week983 miles299 miles
Season total7,010 miles9,702 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest7 days7 days

NC State travels 20 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.