I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
NC State Wolfpack
83 – 87
FINAL Conference
Syracuse Orange
Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · February 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money NCSU -333 / SYR +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual SYR +4 170 Lost
Massey NCSU -5.3 (-9.3) — —
Massey Totals — 149.1 (+20.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -5.2 (-9.2) 151.0 (+19.0) 71% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -5.4 (-9.4) 150.8 (+19.2) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -5.5 (-9.5) 147.8 (+22.2) 72% ✗
Baseline ML NCSU -5.8 (-9.8) 149.0 (+21.0) 73% ✗

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, 2026 NCSU 88 – 68 SYR
Feb 27, 2025 SYR 74 – 60 NCSU
Mar 13, 2024 NCSU 83 – 65 SYR
Jan 28, 2024 SYR 77 – 65 NCSU
Feb 15, 2023 SYR 75 – 72 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU SYR
Overall 26-15 20-12
Conference 9-11 11-9
Home 12-5 14-2
Away 4-7 4-7
Neutral 10-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.6 75.4
Avg Pts Against 71.8 76.3
Massey 7.7 (#77) 5.8 (#95)
Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#63) 1.67 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#72) 2.02 (#58)
RPI 0.541 (#109) 0.586 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU SYR
FG% 44.2% 44.2%
3PT% 33.5% 31.9%
REB / G 35.6 33.4
OREB / G 10.2 8.7
AST / TO 1.41 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 49.9%
TOV% 13.4% 16.0%
ORB% 27.2% 24.1%
FT Rate 21.6% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 20.9%
DRB% 71.2% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 18.1%

Game Analysis

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