In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Atlantic Coast Conference · Cameron Indoor Stadium · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -18.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money DUKE -3600 / UNC +1500
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +15 137 Won
Massey DUKE -15.8 (-0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 145.7 (-8.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -16.7 (-1.7) 144.0 (-7.0) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -14.2 (+0.8) 145.1 (-8.1) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -14.8 (+0.2) 144.3 (-7.3) 88% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -14.5 (+0.5) 146.6 (-9.6) 88% ✓

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 7, 2026 UNC 71 – 68 DUKE
Mar 14, 2025 DUKE 74 – 71 UNC
Mar 8, 2025 DUKE 82 – 69 UNC
Feb 1, 2025 DUKE 87 – 70 UNC
Mar 9, 2024 UNC 84 – 79 DUKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUKE UNC
Overall 35-3 24-9
Conference 17-1 12-6
Home 15-0 18-0
Away 10-1 4-6
Neutral 10-2 2-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 81.6 79.7
Avg Pts Against 63.6 71.6
Massey 29.4 (#2) 16.6 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 5.02 (#3) 3.29 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.70 (#1) 3.70 (#23)
RPI 0.681 (#2) 0.646 (#5)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE UNC
FG% 49.9% 47.3%
3PT% 35.5% 34.3%
REB / G 40.0 38.3
OREB / G 11.8 11.0
AST / TO 1.65 1.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.8% 54.5%
TOV% 15.6% 13.8%
ORB% 36.9% 31.8%
FT Rate 28.0% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.5% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 13.8%
DRB% 74.9% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 16.4% 16.5%

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