I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
NC State Wolfpack
64 – 93
FINAL Conference
Duke Blue Devils
Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · March 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -8.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money NCSU +410 / DUKE -550
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual DUKE +29 157 Lost
Massey DUKE -9.8 (-19.2) — —
Massey Totals — 153.2 (+3.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -10.0 (-19.0) 148.2 (+8.8) 17% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -8.3 (-20.7) 146.4 (+10.6) 21% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -8.4 (-20.6) 148.1 (+8.9) 20% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -10.5 (-18.5) 149.6 (+7.4) 18% ✓

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 28, 2025 DUKE 74 – 64 NCSU
Mar 31, 2024 NCSU 76 – 64 DUKE
Mar 14, 2024 NCSU 74 – 69 DUKE
Mar 5, 2024 DUKE 79 – 64 NCSU
Mar 1, 2023 DUKE 71 – 67 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU DUKE
Overall 20-14 35-3
Conference 10-8 17-1
Home 11-6 15-0
Away 6-4 10-1
Neutral 3-4 10-2
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 81.6
Avg Pts Against 76.3 63.6
Massey 16.1 (#27) 28.9 (#2)
Bradley-Terry 2.25 (#41) 4.98 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.96 (#40) 6.64 (#1)
RPI 0.587 (#41) 0.682 (#2)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU DUKE
FG% 47.1% 49.8%
3PT% 38.6% 35.4%
REB / G 35.1 39.9
OREB / G 9.8 11.8
AST / TO 1.72 1.61
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.6% 57.6%
TOV% 13.2% 15.8%
ORB% 28.2% 36.7%
FT Rate 26.0% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 18.6%
DRB% 70.3% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 16.3%

Game Analysis

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