Venue & Kickoff
Location: Wayne Day Family Field at Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN2 (Bob Wischusen, Sam Acho, Taylor Davis)
Capacity: 58,000
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Mostly sunny, warm
Temperature: ~82°F at kickoff
Wind: Light, 5–7 mph
Precipitation: <10%
Impact: Ideal football weather; no environmental advantage to either side
Injury Report
Virginia Cavaliers
WR Trell Harris – Questionable (undisclosed)
WR Suderian Harrison – Questionable (undisclosed)
No other major injuries reported
NC State Wolfpack
No significant injuries reported
Team Records & Recent Form
Virginia: Highest point total under Tony Elliott; defense allowed just 254 total yards in opener
NC State: QB CJ Bailey threw for 318 yards in opener; run game averaged only 3.5 YPC
Key Player Matchups
QB Chandler Morris (UVA) vs. QB CJ Bailey (NCSU)
Morris: 19/27, 264 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT; 50 rush yds vs. Coastal Carolina
Bailey: 24/34, 318 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; 21 rush yds, 1 rush TD vs. ECU
WR Cameron Ross (UVA) vs. CB Jamel Johnson (NCSU)
Ross: 7 rec, 124 yds, 1 TD
Johnson: 5 tackles, 1 TFL
RB J’mari Taylor (UVA) vs. LB Caden Fordham (NCSU)
Taylor: 32 rush yds, 2 TD
Fordham: 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack
WR Wesley Grimes (NCSU) vs. CB Ethan Minter (UVA)
Grimes: 4 rec, 121 yds, 1 TD
Minter: 4 tackles, 1 INT
Series History
All-Time: NC State leads 37–22–1
Current Streak: NC State has won 3 straight (2018–2023)
Last Meeting: NC State 24–21 (2023, Charlottesville)
At Raleigh: Virginia is 9–17 all-time; last road win was 2012 (33–6)
Betting Trends
NC State: 0–1 ATS in 2025; 1–7 ATS in last 8 home games
Virginia: 1–0 ATS in 2025; 4–2 ATS in last 6 overall
Totals: UNDER has hit in 4 of last 5 meetings
Head-to-Head: Last 4 matchups decided by ≤7 points
Game Odds
Virginia Cavaliers 54.5
NC State Wolfpack – 3
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
