If I had my time again / I would do it all the same. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
NC State Wolfpack
84 – 85
FINAL Conference
Stanford Cardinal
Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money NCSU -455 / STAN +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual STAN +1 169 Lost
Massey NCSU -8.7 (-9.7) — —
Massey Totals — 158.5 (+10.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -7.6 (-8.6) 153.7 (+15.3) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -6.0 (-7.0) 152.7 (+16.3) 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -7.4 (-8.4) 154.4 (+14.6) 74% ✗
Baseline ML NCSU -7.4 (-8.4) 154.8 (+14.2) 79% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 9, 2025 STAN 74 – 73 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU STAN
Overall 20-14 20-13
Conference 10-8 9-9
Home 11-6 12-6
Away 6-4 5-5
Neutral 3-4 3-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 83.2 76.0
Avg Pts Against 76.3 73.0
Massey 15.4 (#30) 9.7 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 2.23 (#41) 1.83 (#56)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.95 (#41) 2.19 (#61)
RPI 0.584 (#40) 0.571 (#54)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU STAN
FG% 46.7% 43.5%
3PT% 38.1% 35.4%
REB / G 35.0 33.8
OREB / G 10.0 11.3
AST / TO 1.73 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 51.4%
TOV% 13.1% 15.6%
ORB% 28.5% 32.2%
FT Rate 25.7% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 18.4%
DRB% 69.9% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 30.9%

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