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Model-driven game predictions for the week's full slate — moneyline picks and win probabilities. Independent of sportsbook availability.

ACC Data Spotlight: NC State Wolfpack

Model Anchor: Low Variance

Season Context: 8-5 Overall | #7 in ACC SRS

NC State's box score tells a story of a team whose record undersells its underlying efficiency. Despite a −20.7 net yards/game differential across the full slate, the Wolfpack graded out as one of the ACC's most stable performers — a team our models flag for low week-to-week variance thanks to elite ball security and consistently sharp passing efficiency.

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Ball Security

Turnovers/Game — #1 in ACC

+8.13

Model Value

SRS — #7 in ACC

67.8%

Passing Efficiency

Completion % — #3 in ACC

Pipeline Active Saturday, September 5, 2026
91 games scored Updated Sep 1, 2026 11:25 AM ET

This Week's Top Picks

#1

Sat, Sep 5 · 7:30 PM

VMI VMI @ Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
Model pick Virginia Tech 85.2%
Consensus ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Est. Form
#2

Fri, Sep 4 · 8:00 PM

Long Island University Long Island University @ Kansas Kansas
Model pick Kansas 81.6%
Consensus ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Est. Form
#3

Sat, Sep 5 · 10:00 PM

Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Valley State @ Sacramento State Sacramento State
Model pick Sacramento State 76.4%
Consensus ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Est. Form

Ranked Matchup Spotlight

This week's highest-conviction game involving a ranked team.

Saturday, Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

Utah Tech Utah Tech @ BYU #14 BYU

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Model Consensus

Model pickBYU 68.6% Utah Tech31.4% BYU68.6%

Today's NCAAF Parlay

Not enough price-covered picks today for a parlay.

Full Slate — All Predictions

Thursday, September 3

Massachusetts Massachusetts @ Rutgers Rutgers 6:00 PM
Rutgers 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Akron Akron @ Wake Forest Wake Forest 7:00 PM
Wake Forest 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
UAlbany UAlbany @ Buffalo Buffalo 7:00 PM
Buffalo 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman @ UCF UCF 7:00 PM
UCF 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Merrimack Merrimack @ Delaware Delaware 7:00 PM
Delaware 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Friday, September 4

Long Island University Long Island University @ Kansas Kansas 8:00 PM
Kansas 81.6% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
San José State San José State @ Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan 6:30 PM
Eastern Michigan 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Indiana State Indiana State @ Purdue Purdue 7:00 PM
Purdue 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T @ Georgia State Georgia State 7:00 PM
Georgia State 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Toledo Toledo @ Michigan State Michigan State 8:00 PM
Michigan State 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Saturday, September 5

VMI VMI @ Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 7:30 PM
Virginia Tech 85.2% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Valley State @ Sacramento State Sacramento State 10:00 PM
Sacramento State 76.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Youngstown State Youngstown State @ Kentucky Kentucky 1:00 PM
Youngstown State 72.7% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Lamar Lamar @ Louisiana Louisiana 8:00 PM
Louisiana 72.0% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
South Dakota State South Dakota State @ Northwestern Northwestern 8:00 PM
South Dakota State 70.8% ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sunday, September 6

Wisconsin Wisconsin @ Notre Dame #4 Notre Dame 7:30 PM
Notre Dame 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Louisville #24 Louisville @ Ole Miss #9 Ole Miss 7:30 PM
Ole Miss 64.4% ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Washington State Washington State @ Washington #17 Washington 4:00 PM
Washington 50.0% ⭐⭐⭐

Monday, September 7

SMU #19 SMU @ Florida State Florida State 7:30 PM
Florida State 63.0% ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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