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Atlantic Coast Conference · Dean E. Smith Center · February 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LOU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money UNC +160 / LOU -192
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNC win
Actual UNC +3 151 Won
Massey LOU -2.1 (+5.1)
Massey Totals 159.0 (-8.0)
Bradley-Terry 67%
Weighted B-T 59%
Baseline Plus ML LOU -0.2 (+3.2) 153.3 (-2.3) 52%
Model 4 ML UNC -1.7 (+1.3) 160.2 (-9.2) 62%
Model 3 ML UNC -0.0 (+3.0) 156.0 (-5.0) 51%
Baseline ML UNC -0.3 (+2.7) 157.1 (-6.1) 54%

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 1, 2025 LOU 8370 UNC
Jan 18, 2024 UNC 8670 LOU
Jan 14, 2023 UNC 8059 LOU
Feb 22, 2022 UNC 7063 LOU
Feb 2, 2022 UNC 9083 LOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNC LOU
Overall 24-9 24-11
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 18-0 15-2
Away 4-6 4-7
Neutral 2-3 5-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 84.3
Avg Pts Against 71.6 72.5
Massey 16.5 (#28) 21.5 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 3.11 (#20) 2.90 (#26)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.57 (#26) 3.77 (#24)
RPI 0.640 (#8) 0.603 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors UNC LOU
FG% 47.2% 47.3%
3PT% 33.6% 36.1%
REB / G 38.8 39.4
OREB / G 11.2 11.6
AST / TO 1.73 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.2% 56.9%
TOV% 13.6% 16.6%
ORB% 32.3% 33.4%
FT Rate 26.5% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 17.1%
DRB% 71.9% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 16.9% 23.5%

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