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Virginia Cavaliers
59 53 OT
FINAL Conference
NC State Wolfpack
Atlantic Coast Conference · John Paul Jones Arena · January 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -4.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money UVA -213 / NCSU +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual UVA +6 112 Won
Massey UVA -4.2 (+1.8)
Massey Totals 127.1 (-15.1)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 67%
Efficiency Plus ML UVA -3.9 (+2.1) 124.0 (-12.0) 70%
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -2.5 (+3.5) 129.1 (-17.1) 65%
Baseline ML UVA -3.7 (+2.3) 128.9 (-16.9) 63%
Baseline Plus ML UVA -3.4 (+2.6) 127.3 (-15.3) 69%

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 12, 2026 UVA 8174 NCSU
Feb 25, 2026 UVA 9061 NCSU
Jan 3, 2026 UVA 7661 NCSU
Dec 31, 2024 UVA 7067 NCSU
Mar 16, 2024 NCSU 7365 UVA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVA NCSU
Overall 23-11 26-15
Conference 13-7 9-11
Home 15-2 12-5
Away 5-6 4-7
Neutral 3-3 10-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 62.9 75.6
Avg Pts Against 59.8 71.8
Massey 8.0 (#70) 7.5 (#73)
Bradley-Terry 1.86 (#47) 1.71 (#58)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#66) 2.10 (#62)
RPI 0.586 (#48) 0.548 (#101)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA NCSU
FG% 44.7% 44.8%
3PT% 36.3% 33.0%
REB / G 32.1 36.1
OREB / G 8.3 10.9
AST / TO 1.91 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 50.5%
TOV% 13.3% 13.9%
ORB% 25.0% 29.1%
FT Rate 18.1% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 20.2%
DRB% 71.1% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 25.6%

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