That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Atlantic Coast Conference · Dean E. Smith Center · March 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNC -7.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money UNC -310 / VT +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNC win
Actual UNC +7 171 Won
Massey UNC -8.9 (-1.9) — —
Massey Totals — 152.5 (+18.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNC -9.0 (-2.0) 148.6 (+22.4) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNC -10.6 (-3.6) 152.2 (+18.8) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNC -8.3 (-1.3) 147.1 (+23.9) 79% ✓
Baseline ML UNC -8.4 (-1.4) 147.1 (+23.9) 81% ✓

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 5, 2025 UNC 91 – 59 VT
Feb 17, 2024 UNC 96 – 81 VT
Dec 4, 2022 VT 80 – 72 UNC
Mar 12, 2022 VT 72 – 59 UNC
Feb 19, 2022 UNC 65 – 57 VT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNC VT
Overall 24-9 19-13
Conference 12-6 8-10
Home 18-0 14-3
Away 4-6 3-7
Neutral 2-3 2-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 79.7 78.8
Avg Pts Against 71.6 74.9
Massey 16.7 (#26) 10.8 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 3.17 (#18) 1.98 (#47)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.60 (#25) 2.58 (#49)
RPI 0.642 (#9) 0.583 (#45)
Shooting & Four Factors UNC VT
FG% 47.4% 45.3%
3PT% 33.7% 35.6%
REB / G 38.5 35.0
OREB / G 11.0 11.0
AST / TO 1.72 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 52.4%
TOV% 13.6% 14.8%
ORB% 31.9% 31.7%
FT Rate 26.2% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 17.5%
DRB% 71.5% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 20.2%

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