Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
North Carolina Tar Heels
91 94 OT
FINAL Neutral Maui Invitational
Michigan State Spartans
Lahaina Civic Center (Neutral) · November 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNC -4.5 Away covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money UNC -200 / MSU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNC win
Actual MSU +3 185 Lost
Massey UNC -8.0 (-11.0)
Massey Totals 154.5 (+30.5)
Bradley-Terry 71%
Weighted B-T 78%
Baseline Plus ML UNC -6.2 (-9.2) 156.6 (+28.4) 63%
Model 4 ML UNC -4.8 (-7.8) 158.2 (+26.8) 55%
Model 3 ML UNC -5.8 (-8.8) 150.8 (+34.2) 78%
Baseline ML UNC -5.6 (-8.6) 151.4 (+33.6) 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

Nov 27, 2025 MSU 7458 UNC
Mar 23, 2024 UNC 8569 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNC MSU
Overall 23-14 30-7
Conference 13-7 17-3
Home 12-3 15-1
Away 6-6 8-2
Neutral 5-5 7-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.7 77.7
Avg Pts Against 74.7 67.1
Massey 17.0 (#13) 9.0 (#52)
Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#24) 1.83 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.41 (#20) 3.13 (#46)
RPI 0.727 (#9) 0.550 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors UNC MSU
FG% 47.6% 46.2%
3PT% 35.9% 22.1%
REB / G 38.2 40.9
OREB / G 9.7 12.6
AST / TO 1.52 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 50.0%
TOV% 12.4% 16.6%
ORB% 27.8% 35.8%
FT Rate 35.8% 29.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 18.7%
DRB% 71.5% 75.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 21.4%

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