The ACC came out of Week 1 a bit worse for wear, relative to the other Power 5 leagues—last among those five in average SP+ rating, specifically. NC State was not one of the teams dragging down the conference average, and in fact the Wolfpack moved up substantially to No. 32 overall in the SP+ ratings (there’s no ‘&’ in SP+ anymore for ESPN legal reasons.)
Much clutching of line-related pearls proved unfounded in State’s case, as the Wolfpack covered the spread against East Carolina with no problem while thoroughly owning that game on a down-to-down basis.