Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Virginia Cavaliers
59 – 53 OT
FINAL Conference
NC State Wolfpack
Atlantic Coast Conference · John Paul Jones Arena · January 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -4.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money UVA -213 / NCSU +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual UVA +6 112 Won
Massey UVA -4.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 127.1 (-15.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UVA -3.4 (+2.6) 127.3 (-15.3) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVA -3.9 (+2.1) 124.0 (-12.0) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -2.5 (+3.5) 129.1 (-17.1) 65% ✓
Baseline ML UVA -3.7 (+2.3) 128.9 (-16.9) 63% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 UVA 81 – 74 NCSU
Feb 25, 2026 UVA 90 – 61 NCSU
Jan 3, 2026 UVA 76 – 61 NCSU
Dec 31, 2024 UVA 70 – 67 NCSU
Mar 16, 2024 NCSU 73 – 65 UVA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVA NCSU
Overall 23-11 26-15
Conference 13-7 9-11
Home 15-2 12-5
Away 5-6 4-7
Neutral 3-3 10-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 62.9 75.6
Avg Pts Against 59.8 71.8
Massey 8.0 (#70) 7.5 (#73)
Bradley-Terry 1.86 (#47) 1.71 (#58)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#66) 2.10 (#62)
RPI 0.586 (#48) 0.548 (#101)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA NCSU
FG% 44.7% 44.8%
3PT% 36.3% 33.0%
REB / G 32.1 36.1
OREB / G 8.3 10.9
AST / TO 1.91 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 50.5%
TOV% 13.3% 13.9%
ORB% 25.0% 29.1%
FT Rate 18.1% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 20.2%
DRB% 71.1% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 25.6%

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