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(4) Duke Blue Devils
64 – 76
FINAL Neutral Conference NCAA Tournament
(11) NC State Wolfpack
Atlantic Coast Conference · American Airlines Center (Neutral) · March 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -7.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money DUKE -300 / NCSU +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual NCSU +12 140 Lost
Massey DUKE -8.6 (-20.6) — —
Massey Totals — 147.2 (-7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -6.5 (-18.5) 140.2 (-0.2) 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -6.1 (-18.1) 138.2 (+1.8) 69% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -5.9 (-17.9) 142.1 (-2.1) 73% ✗
Baseline ML DUKE -5.8 (-17.8) 139.1 (+0.9) 68% ✗

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 3, 2026 DUKE 93 – 64 NCSU
Jan 28, 2025 DUKE 74 – 64 NCSU
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 DUKE NCSU
Overall 27-9 26-15
Conference 15-5 9-11
Home 15-3 12-5
Away 7-4 4-7
Neutral 5-2 10-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.6 75.6
Avg Pts Against 66.3 71.8
Massey 18.8 (#9) 10.3 (#53)
Bradley-Terry 2.71 (#8) 2.08 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.46 (#8) 2.46 (#36)
RPI 0.611 (#14) 0.555 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE NCSU
FG% 48.0% 45.1%
3PT% 38.0% 34.8%
REB / G 36.5 35.4
OREB / G 10.6 10.3
AST / TO 1.59 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 51.0%
TOV% 14.4% 13.9%
ORB% 32.3% 28.6%
FT Rate 24.5% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 17.5%
DRB% 74.0% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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