NC State visits Vanderbilt on Saturday, September 19 at 12:45 p.m. ET on SEC Network, an ACC against SEC matchup in Nashville between a Wolfpack team that has already been blown out once and a Commodores side that is quietly 2-0.
Odds and Spread
NC State +3.5 | total 65.5
| Sportsbook | NC State spread | Vanderbilt spread | Total | NC State ML | Vanderbilt ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FanDuel | +265 | -370 | |||
| DraftKings | +3.5 (+1140) | -3.5 (-2300) | 65.5 (-2500) | ||
| BetMGM | -50000 | +3300 |
Lines from BALLDONTLIE and refreshed automatically. Numbers move, so confirm at your sportsbook before betting.
Vanderbilt gets home field and the better record, though NC State’s 73 point game in Week 2 will keep some money on the visitor. Check your book before kickoff, since early kickoffs tend to move less than prime time games.
Start Time, TV Channel and How to Watch
| Date | Saturday, September 19, 2026 |
| Kickoff | 12:45 p.m. ET / 11:45 a.m. CT |
| TV | SEC Network |
| Streaming | ESPN app with a TV provider login that includes SEC Network, or Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and DirecTV Stream |
| Rankings | Both teams unranked |
| Stadium | FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee |
How Both Teams Got Here
Vanderbilt is 2-0 with a 28-9 win over Austin Peay and a 35-26 win over Delaware. Neither opponent was a Power Four team, and the Delaware game was closer than the Commodores would have liked.
NC State is 1-1. The Wolfpack were beaten 34-8 at Virginia in the opener, then answered with a 73-0 win over Richmond. Those two results could not be further apart, which makes this the first honest read on the season.
What to Watch
Which NC State team travels. Getting held to eight points by Virginia is the kind of result that usually signals a problem, but a 73-0 game says the offense is capable when it is not being disrupted. Vanderbilt’s defense has not faced a Power Four offense yet, so we do not know which it will be able to force.
Vanderbilt letting Delaware hang around for four quarters is the counterweight. This is a team winning games without dominating them, and an early kickoff in Nashville against a visitor with something to prove is a spot where that catches up.
Related
Vanderbilt football score · NC State football score · SEC standings · ACC standings · College football scores
The Bottom Line
NC State at Vanderbilt kicks off Saturday, September 19 at 12:45 p.m. ET on SEC Network from Nashville. Vanderbilt is 2-0 without beating anyone of note; NC State is 1-1 with a 26 point loss and a 73 point win. The odds table above updates automatically.