Dating back to 1894 (oldest series among ACC teams), UNC has held the upper hand in their series against the Wolfpack, winning 61.7% of the games (66-35-6). In recent memory, the tables have turned, with NC State winning 61.1% of rivalry games since 2000 (11 of 18), and 8 of the last 11. The Tar Heels’ home-field advantage hasn’t been strong over the Wolfpack, winning only 3 of the last 9 games in Chapel Hill since Y2K.
The recent dominance over the Tar Heels hasn’t been expected, at least to the people who set the betting lines in Vegas.