I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Atlantic Coast Conference · Haas Pavilion · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNC -7.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money CAL +245 / UNC -305
Model Predictions
Spread Total CAL win
Actual CAL +6 162 Won
Massey UNC -3.5 (+9.5) — —
Massey Totals — 146.2 (+15.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 32% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNC -1.4 (+7.4) 144.0 (+18.0) 45% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNC -4.0 (+10.0) 144.8 (+17.2) 39% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNC -1.8 (+7.8) 142.1 (+19.9) 41% ✗
Baseline ML UNC -2.1 (+8.1) 143.3 (+18.7) 44% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 16, 2025 UNC 79 – 53 CAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CAL UNC
Overall 22-12 24-9
Conference 9-9 12-6
Home 17-5 18-0
Away 4-6 4-6
Neutral 1-1 2-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 77.7 79.7
Avg Pts Against 73.4 71.6
Massey 8.5 (#73) 15.4 (#32)
Bradley-Terry 1.75 (#58) 2.94 (#27)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.21 (#66) 3.63 (#28)
RPI 0.561 (#76) 0.634 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors CAL UNC
FG% 45.3% 48.1%
3PT% 35.7% 33.8%
REB / G 34.2 40.9
OREB / G 8.9 11.9
AST / TO 1.48 1.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 55.2%
TOV% 14.6% 14.8%
ORB% 26.7% 35.1%
FT Rate 29.9% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 13.7%
DRB% 68.0% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 16.8%

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